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Year 5 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 2 — Answers

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Year 5 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 2 — Answers

Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.

1.
4482
−2826

Answer: 1656

  1. 2 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 6 = 6
  2. 7 − 2 = 5
  3. 4 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 8 = 6
  4. 3 − 2 = 1
2.
9783
−8970

Answer: 813

  1. 3 − 0 = 3
  2. 8 − 7 = 1
  3. 7 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 17 − 9 = 8
  4. 8 − 8 = 0
3.
8481
−8418

Answer: 63

  1. 1 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 8 = 3
  2. 7 − 1 = 6
  3. 4 − 4 = 0
  4. 8 − 8 = 0
4.
8594
−2025

Answer: 6569

  1. 4 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 5 = 9
  2. 8 − 2 = 6
  3. 5 − 0 = 5
  4. 8 − 2 = 6
5.
5050
−2391

Answer: 2659

  1. 0 is less than 1: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 1 = 9
  2. 4 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 9 = 5
  3. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 3 = 6
  4. 4 − 2 = 2
6.
3259
−1773

Answer: 1486

  1. 9 − 3 = 6
  2. 5 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 7 = 8
  3. 1 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 7 = 4
  4. 2 − 1 = 1
7.
8977
−7298

Answer: 1679

  1. 7 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 17 − 8 = 9
  2. 6 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 9 = 7
  3. 8 − 2 = 6
  4. 8 − 7 = 1
8.
8318
−5149

Answer: 3169

  1. 8 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 18 − 9 = 9
  2. 0 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 4 = 6
  3. 2 − 1 = 1
  4. 8 − 5 = 3
9.
3973
−1371

Answer: 2602

  1. 3 − 1 = 2
  2. 7 − 7 = 0
  3. 9 − 3 = 6
  4. 3 − 1 = 2
10.
2089
−1390

Answer: 699

  1. 9 − 0 = 9
  2. 8 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 18 − 9 = 9
  3. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 3 = 6
  4. 1 − 1 = 0
11.
6384
−2463

Answer: 3921

  1. 4 − 3 = 1
  2. 8 − 6 = 2
  3. 3 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 4 = 9
  4. 5 − 2 = 3
12.
4156
−2948

Answer: 1208

  1. 6 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 8 = 8
  2. 4 − 4 = 0
  3. 1 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 9 = 2
  4. 3 − 2 = 1
13.
6839
−6352

Answer: 487

  1. 9 − 2 = 7
  2. 3 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 5 = 8
  3. 7 − 3 = 4
  4. 6 − 6 = 0
14.
8251
−6530

Answer: 1721

  1. 1 − 0 = 1
  2. 5 − 3 = 2
  3. 2 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 5 = 7
  4. 7 − 6 = 1
15.
5447
−4061

Answer: 1386

  1. 7 − 1 = 6
  2. 4 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 6 = 8
  3. 3 − 0 = 3
  4. 5 − 4 = 1
16.
3763
−1516

Answer: 2247

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