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Year 5 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 2 — Answers

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Year 5 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 2 — Answers

Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.

1.
5578
−2481

Answer: 3097

  1. 8 − 1 = 7
  2. 7 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 17 − 8 = 9
  3. 4 − 4 = 0
  4. 5 − 2 = 3
2.
9826
−3586

Answer: 6240

  1. 6 − 6 = 0
  2. 2 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 8 = 4
  3. 7 − 5 = 2
  4. 9 − 3 = 6
3.
4492
−3832

Answer: 660

  1. 2 − 2 = 0
  2. 9 − 3 = 6
  3. 4 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 8 = 6
  4. 3 − 3 = 0
4.
9953
−6195

Answer: 3758

  1. 3 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 5 = 8
  2. 4 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 9 = 5
  3. 8 − 1 = 7
  4. 9 − 6 = 3
5.
7441
−4427

Answer: 3014

  1. 1 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 7 = 4
  2. 3 − 2 = 1
  3. 4 − 4 = 0
  4. 7 − 4 = 3
6.
6838
−5902

Answer: 936

  1. 8 − 2 = 6
  2. 3 − 0 = 3
  3. 8 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 18 − 9 = 9
  4. 5 − 5 = 0
7.
9124
−3543

Answer: 5581

  1. 4 − 3 = 1
  2. 2 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 4 = 8
  3. 0 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 5 = 5
  4. 8 − 3 = 5
8.
5115
−3863

Answer: 1252

  1. 5 − 3 = 2
  2. 1 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 6 = 5
  3. 0 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 8 = 2
  4. 4 − 3 = 1
9.
4120
−1164

Answer: 2956

  1. 0 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 4 = 6
  2. 1 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 6 = 5
  3. 0 is less than 1: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 1 = 9
  4. 3 − 1 = 2
10.
8207
−7500

Answer: 707

  1. 7 − 0 = 7
  2. 0 − 0 = 0
  3. 2 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 5 = 7
  4. 7 − 7 = 0
11.
5526
−1446

Answer: 4080

  1. 6 − 6 = 0
  2. 2 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 4 = 8
  3. 4 − 4 = 0
  4. 5 − 1 = 4
12.
9159
−1029

Answer: 8130

  1. 9 − 9 = 0
  2. 5 − 2 = 3
  3. 1 − 0 = 1
  4. 9 − 1 = 8
13.
2986
−2928

Answer: 58

  1. 6 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 8 = 8
  2. 7 − 2 = 5
  3. 9 − 9 = 0
  4. 2 − 2 = 0
14.
5186
−1424

Answer: 3762

  1. 6 − 4 = 2
  2. 8 − 2 = 6
  3. 1 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 4 = 7
  4. 4 − 1 = 3
15.
9596
−7512

Answer: 2084

  1. 6 − 2 = 4
  2. 9 − 1 = 8
  3. 5 − 5 = 0
  4. 9 − 7 = 2
16.
6693
−4108

Answer: 2585

  1. 3 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 8 = 5
  2. 8 − 0 = 8
  3. 6 − 1 = 5
  4. 6 − 4 = 2
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