Year 5 Subtraction Worksheet — Getting Started — Practice Set 3 — 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.
716
−180
Answer: 536
- 6 − 0 = 6
- 1 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 8 = 3
- 6 − 1 = 5
2.
647
−421
Answer: 226
- 7 − 1 = 6
- 4 − 2 = 2
- 6 − 4 = 2
3.
651
−396
Answer: 255
- 1 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 6 = 5
- 4 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 9 = 5
- 5 − 3 = 2
4.
412
−308
Answer: 104
- 2 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 8 = 4
- 0 − 0 = 0
- 4 − 3 = 1
5.
407
−108
Answer: 299
- 7 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 17 − 8 = 9
- 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 0 = 9
- 3 − 1 = 2
6.
305
−249
Answer: 56
- 5 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 9 = 6
- 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 4 = 5
- 2 − 2 = 0
7.
439
−187
Answer: 252
- 9 − 7 = 2
- 3 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 8 = 5
- 3 − 1 = 2
8.
356
−217
Answer: 139
- 6 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 7 = 9
- 4 − 1 = 3
- 3 − 2 = 1
9.
542
−303
Answer: 239
- 2 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 3 = 9
- 3 − 0 = 3
- 5 − 3 = 2
10.
884
−557
Answer: 327
- 4 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 7 = 7
- 7 − 5 = 2
- 8 − 5 = 3
11.
435
−202
Answer: 233
- 5 − 2 = 3
- 3 − 0 = 3
- 4 − 2 = 2
12.
205
−180
Answer: 25
- 5 − 0 = 5
- 0 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 8 = 2
- 1 − 1 = 0
13.
934
−294
Answer: 640
- 4 − 4 = 0
- 3 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 9 = 4
- 8 − 2 = 6
14.
832
−474
Answer: 358
- 2 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 4 = 8
- 2 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 7 = 5
- 7 − 4 = 3
15.
866
−446
Answer: 420
- 6 − 6 = 0
- 6 − 4 = 2
- 8 − 4 = 4
16.
772
−319
Answer: 453
- 2 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 9 = 3
- 6 − 1 = 5
- 7 − 3 = 4
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