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Year 5 Subtraction Worksheet — Getting Started — Practice Set 4 — Answers

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Year 5 Subtraction Worksheet — Getting Started — Practice Set 4 — Answers

Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.

1.
982
−447

Answer: 535

  1. 2 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 7 = 5
  2. 7 − 4 = 3
  3. 9 − 4 = 5
2.
229
−108

Answer: 121

  1. 9 − 8 = 1
  2. 2 − 0 = 2
  3. 2 − 1 = 1
3.
223
−168

Answer: 55

  1. 3 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 8 = 5
  2. 1 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 6 = 5
  3. 1 − 1 = 0
4.
815
−750

Answer: 65

  1. 5 − 0 = 5
  2. 1 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 5 = 6
  3. 7 − 7 = 0
5.
599
−277

Answer: 322

  1. 9 − 7 = 2
  2. 9 − 7 = 2
  3. 5 − 2 = 3
6.
813
−551

Answer: 262

  1. 3 − 1 = 2
  2. 1 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 5 = 6
  3. 7 − 5 = 2
7.
443
−391

Answer: 52

  1. 3 − 1 = 2
  2. 4 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 9 = 5
  3. 3 − 3 = 0
8.
641
−600

Answer: 41

  1. 1 − 0 = 1
  2. 4 − 0 = 4
  3. 6 − 6 = 0
9.
980
−170

Answer: 810

  1. 0 − 0 = 0
  2. 8 − 7 = 1
  3. 9 − 1 = 8
10.
465
−266

Answer: 199

  1. 5 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 6 = 9
  2. 5 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 6 = 9
  3. 3 − 2 = 1
11.
647
−646

Answer: 1

  1. 7 − 6 = 1
  2. 4 − 4 = 0
  3. 6 − 6 = 0
12.
323
−228

Answer: 95

  1. 3 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 8 = 5
  2. 1 is less than 2: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 2 = 9
  3. 2 − 2 = 0
13.
902
−389

Answer: 513

  1. 2 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 9 = 3
  2. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 8 = 1
  3. 8 − 3 = 5
14.
968
−129

Answer: 839

  1. 8 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 18 − 9 = 9
  2. 5 − 2 = 3
  3. 9 − 1 = 8
15.
333
−293

Answer: 40

  1. 3 − 3 = 0
  2. 3 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 9 = 4
  3. 2 − 2 = 0
16.
515
−112

Answer: 403

  1. 5 − 2 = 3
  2. 1 − 1 = 0
  3. 5 − 1 = 4
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