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Year 5 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 1 — Answers

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Year 5 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 1 — Answers

Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.

1.
7752
−6031

Answer: 1721

  1. 2 − 1 = 1
  2. 5 − 3 = 2
  3. 7 − 0 = 7
  4. 7 − 6 = 1
2.
5739
−5328

Answer: 411

  1. 9 − 8 = 1
  2. 3 − 2 = 1
  3. 7 − 3 = 4
  4. 5 − 5 = 0
3.
4915
−3411

Answer: 1504

  1. 5 − 1 = 4
  2. 1 − 1 = 0
  3. 9 − 4 = 5
  4. 4 − 3 = 1
4.
9289
−8355

Answer: 934

  1. 9 − 5 = 4
  2. 8 − 5 = 3
  3. 2 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 3 = 9
  4. 8 − 8 = 0
5.
3282
−3000

Answer: 282

  1. 2 − 0 = 2
  2. 8 − 0 = 8
  3. 2 − 0 = 2
  4. 3 − 3 = 0
6.
7761
−2040

Answer: 5721

  1. 1 − 0 = 1
  2. 6 − 4 = 2
  3. 7 − 0 = 7
  4. 7 − 2 = 5
7.
6791
−5448

Answer: 1343

  1. 1 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 8 = 3
  2. 8 − 4 = 4
  3. 7 − 4 = 3
  4. 6 − 5 = 1
8.
9024
−1156

Answer: 7868

  1. 4 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 6 = 8
  2. 1 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 5 = 6
  3. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 1 = 8
  4. 8 − 1 = 7
9.
3495
−1547

Answer: 1948

  1. 5 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 7 = 8
  2. 8 − 4 = 4
  3. 4 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 5 = 9
  4. 2 − 1 = 1
10.
5562
−3375

Answer: 2187

  1. 2 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 5 = 7
  2. 5 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 7 = 8
  3. 4 − 3 = 1
  4. 5 − 3 = 2
11.
4060
−2758

Answer: 1302

  1. 0 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 8 = 2
  2. 5 − 5 = 0
  3. 0 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 7 = 3
  4. 3 − 2 = 1
12.
8470
−4423

Answer: 4047

  1. 0 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 3 = 7
  2. 6 − 2 = 4
  3. 4 − 4 = 0
  4. 8 − 4 = 4
13.
2800
−1886

Answer: 914

  1. 0 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 6 = 4
  2. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 8 = 1
  3. 7 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 17 − 8 = 9
  4. 1 − 1 = 0
14.
8654
−7045

Answer: 1609

  1. 4 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 5 = 9
  2. 4 − 4 = 0
  3. 6 − 0 = 6
  4. 8 − 7 = 1
15.
2522
−1723

Answer: 799

  1. 2 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 3 = 9
  2. 1 is less than 2: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 2 = 9
  3. 4 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 7 = 7
  4. 1 − 1 = 0
16.
8267
−3118

Answer: 5149

  1. 7 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 17 − 8 = 9
  2. 5 − 1 = 4
  3. 2 − 1 = 1
  4. 8 − 3 = 5
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