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Year 5 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 4 — Answers

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Year 5 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 4 — Answers

Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.

1.
4396
−1283

Answer: 3113

  1. 6 − 3 = 3
  2. 9 − 8 = 1
  3. 3 − 2 = 1
  4. 4 − 1 = 3
2.
4208
−1984

Answer: 2224

  1. 8 − 4 = 4
  2. 0 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 8 = 2
  3. 1 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 9 = 2
  4. 3 − 1 = 2
3.
8602
−6032

Answer: 2570

  1. 2 − 2 = 0
  2. 0 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 3 = 7
  3. 5 − 0 = 5
  4. 8 − 6 = 2
4.
6585
−4602

Answer: 1983

  1. 5 − 2 = 3
  2. 8 − 0 = 8
  3. 5 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 6 = 9
  4. 5 − 4 = 1
5.
2053
−1162

Answer: 891

  1. 3 − 2 = 1
  2. 5 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 6 = 9
  3. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 1 = 8
  4. 1 − 1 = 0
6.
7772
−4374

Answer: 3398

  1. 2 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 4 = 8
  2. 6 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 7 = 9
  3. 6 − 3 = 3
  4. 7 − 4 = 3
7.
4952
−4269

Answer: 683

  1. 2 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 9 = 3
  2. 4 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 6 = 8
  3. 8 − 2 = 6
  4. 4 − 4 = 0
8.
3611
−1013

Answer: 2598

  1. 1 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 3 = 8
  2. 0 is less than 1: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 1 = 9
  3. 5 − 0 = 5
  4. 3 − 1 = 2
9.
9781
−6058

Answer: 3723

  1. 1 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 8 = 3
  2. 7 − 5 = 2
  3. 7 − 0 = 7
  4. 9 − 6 = 3
10.
8385
−7386

Answer: 999

  1. 5 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 6 = 9
  2. 7 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 17 − 8 = 9
  3. 2 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 3 = 9
  4. 7 − 7 = 0
11.
2515
−1784

Answer: 731

  1. 5 − 4 = 1
  2. 1 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 8 = 3
  3. 4 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 7 = 7
  4. 1 − 1 = 0
12.
8213
−8200

Answer: 13

  1. 3 − 0 = 3
  2. 1 − 0 = 1
  3. 2 − 2 = 0
  4. 8 − 8 = 0
13.
9396
−1996

Answer: 7400

  1. 6 − 6 = 0
  2. 9 − 9 = 0
  3. 3 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 9 = 4
  4. 8 − 1 = 7
14.
4142
−1372

Answer: 2770

  1. 2 − 2 = 0
  2. 4 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 7 = 7
  3. 0 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 3 = 7
  4. 3 − 1 = 2
15.
2542
−1453

Answer: 1089

  1. 2 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 3 = 9
  2. 3 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 5 = 8
  3. 4 − 4 = 0
  4. 2 − 1 = 1
16.
2933
−1646

Answer: 1287

  1. 3 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 6 = 7
  2. 2 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 4 = 8
  3. 8 − 6 = 2
  4. 2 − 1 = 1
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