Year 5 Subtraction Worksheet — Getting Started — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 5 subtraction worksheet.
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Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.
1.
413
−204
Answer: 209
- 3 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 4 = 9
- 0 − 0 = 0
- 4 − 2 = 2
2.
506
−230
Answer: 276
- 6 − 0 = 6
- 0 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 3 = 7
- 4 − 2 = 2
3.
231
−117
Answer: 114
- 1 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 7 = 4
- 2 − 1 = 1
- 2 − 1 = 1
4.
809
−456
Answer: 353
- 9 − 6 = 3
- 0 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 5 = 5
- 7 − 4 = 3
5.
285
−280
Answer: 5
- 5 − 0 = 5
- 8 − 8 = 0
- 2 − 2 = 0
6.
282
−184
Answer: 98
- 2 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 4 = 8
- 7 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 17 − 8 = 9
- 1 − 1 = 0
7.
252
−122
Answer: 130
- 2 − 2 = 0
- 5 − 2 = 3
- 2 − 1 = 1
8.
709
−286
Answer: 423
- 9 − 6 = 3
- 0 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 8 = 2
- 6 − 2 = 4
9.
310
−247
Answer: 63
- 0 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 7 = 3
- 0 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 4 = 6
- 2 − 2 = 0
10.
742
−274
Answer: 468
- 2 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 4 = 8
- 3 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 7 = 6
- 6 − 2 = 4
11.
354
−339
Answer: 15
- 4 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 9 = 5
- 4 − 3 = 1
- 3 − 3 = 0
12.
998
−452
Answer: 546
- 8 − 2 = 6
- 9 − 5 = 4
- 9 − 4 = 5
13.
268
−175
Answer: 93
- 8 − 5 = 3
- 6 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 7 = 9
- 1 − 1 = 0
14.
780
−218
Answer: 562
- 0 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 8 = 2
- 7 − 1 = 6
- 7 − 2 = 5
15.
538
−293
Answer: 245
- 8 − 3 = 5
- 3 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 9 = 4
- 4 − 2 = 2
16.
608
−323
Answer: 285
- 8 − 3 = 5
- 0 is less than 2: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 2 = 8
- 5 − 3 = 2
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