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Year 5 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 3 — Answers

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Year 5 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 3 — Answers

Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.

1.
9760
−9612

Answer: 148

  1. 0 is less than 2: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 2 = 8
  2. 5 − 1 = 4
  3. 7 − 6 = 1
  4. 9 − 9 = 0
2.
3725
−1408

Answer: 2317

  1. 5 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 8 = 7
  2. 1 − 0 = 1
  3. 7 − 4 = 3
  4. 3 − 1 = 2
3.
6144
−1639

Answer: 4505

  1. 4 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 9 = 5
  2. 3 − 3 = 0
  3. 1 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 6 = 5
  4. 5 − 1 = 4
4.
9013
−7736

Answer: 1277

  1. 3 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 6 = 7
  2. 0 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 3 = 7
  3. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 7 = 2
  4. 8 − 7 = 1
5.
4510
−1311

Answer: 3199

  1. 0 is less than 1: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 1 = 9
  2. 0 is less than 1: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 1 = 9
  3. 4 − 3 = 1
  4. 4 − 1 = 3
6.
7609
−2502

Answer: 5107

  1. 9 − 2 = 7
  2. 0 − 0 = 0
  3. 6 − 5 = 1
  4. 7 − 2 = 5
7.
3835
−2129

Answer: 1706

  1. 5 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 9 = 6
  2. 2 − 2 = 0
  3. 8 − 1 = 7
  4. 3 − 2 = 1
8.
3071
−2058

Answer: 1013

  1. 1 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 8 = 3
  2. 6 − 5 = 1
  3. 0 − 0 = 0
  4. 3 − 2 = 1
9.
5385
−3620

Answer: 1765

  1. 5 − 0 = 5
  2. 8 − 2 = 6
  3. 3 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 6 = 7
  4. 4 − 3 = 1
10.
6447
−6225

Answer: 222

  1. 7 − 5 = 2
  2. 4 − 2 = 2
  3. 4 − 2 = 2
  4. 6 − 6 = 0
11.
8899
−3074

Answer: 5825

  1. 9 − 4 = 5
  2. 9 − 7 = 2
  3. 8 − 0 = 8
  4. 8 − 3 = 5
12.
5800
−1981

Answer: 3819

  1. 0 is less than 1: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 1 = 9
  2. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 8 = 1
  3. 7 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 17 − 9 = 8
  4. 4 − 1 = 3
13.
5200
−3325

Answer: 1875

  1. 0 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 5 = 5
  2. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 2 = 7
  3. 1 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 3 = 8
  4. 4 − 3 = 1
14.
3940
−1023

Answer: 2917

  1. 0 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 3 = 7
  2. 3 − 2 = 1
  3. 9 − 0 = 9
  4. 3 − 1 = 2
15.
6765
−1127

Answer: 5638

  1. 5 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 7 = 8
  2. 5 − 2 = 3
  3. 7 − 1 = 6
  4. 6 − 1 = 5
16.
4067
−1940

Answer: 2127

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