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Year 5 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 4 — Answers

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Year 5 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 4 — Answers

Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.

1.
2884
−2705

Answer: 179

  1. 4 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 5 = 9
  2. 7 − 0 = 7
  3. 8 − 7 = 1
  4. 2 − 2 = 0
2.
6778
−6425

Answer: 353

  1. 8 − 5 = 3
  2. 7 − 2 = 5
  3. 7 − 4 = 3
  4. 6 − 6 = 0
3.
3163
−1622

Answer: 1541

  1. 3 − 2 = 1
  2. 6 − 2 = 4
  3. 1 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 6 = 5
  4. 2 − 1 = 1
4.
4370
−3348

Answer: 1022

  1. 0 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 8 = 2
  2. 6 − 4 = 2
  3. 3 − 3 = 0
  4. 4 − 3 = 1
5.
6190
−2906

Answer: 3284

  1. 0 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 6 = 4
  2. 8 − 0 = 8
  3. 1 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 9 = 2
  4. 5 − 2 = 3
6.
9485
−5175

Answer: 4310

  1. 5 − 5 = 0
  2. 8 − 7 = 1
  3. 4 − 1 = 3
  4. 9 − 5 = 4
7.
3674
−2578

Answer: 1096

  1. 4 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 8 = 6
  2. 6 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 7 = 9
  3. 5 − 5 = 0
  4. 3 − 2 = 1
8.
2604
−1423

Answer: 1181

  1. 4 − 3 = 1
  2. 0 is less than 2: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 2 = 8
  3. 5 − 4 = 1
  4. 2 − 1 = 1
9.
6374
−6286

Answer: 88

  1. 4 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 6 = 8
  2. 6 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 8 = 8
  3. 2 − 2 = 0
  4. 6 − 6 = 0
10.
3403
−2966

Answer: 437

  1. 3 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 6 = 7
  2. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 6 = 3
  3. 3 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 9 = 4
  4. 2 − 2 = 0
11.
7548
−4296

Answer: 3252

  1. 8 − 6 = 2
  2. 4 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 9 = 5
  3. 4 − 2 = 2
  4. 7 − 4 = 3
12.
8711
−4306

Answer: 4405

  1. 1 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 6 = 5
  2. 0 − 0 = 0
  3. 7 − 3 = 4
  4. 8 − 4 = 4
13.
3354
−2720

Answer: 634

  1. 4 − 0 = 4
  2. 5 − 2 = 3
  3. 3 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 7 = 6
  4. 2 − 2 = 0
14.
6203
−2797

Answer: 3406

  1. 3 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 7 = 6
  2. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 9 = 0
  3. 1 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 7 = 4
  4. 5 − 2 = 3
15.
3235
−1622

Answer: 1613

  1. 5 − 2 = 3
  2. 3 − 2 = 1
  3. 2 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 6 = 6
  4. 2 − 1 = 1
16.
7327
−2881

Answer: 4446

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