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Year 5 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 3 — Answers

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Year 5 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 3 — Answers

Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.

1.
6122
−3368

Answer: 2754

  1. 2 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 8 = 4
  2. 1 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 6 = 5
  3. 0 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 3 = 7
  4. 5 − 3 = 2
2.
3792
−1464

Answer: 2328

  1. 2 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 4 = 8
  2. 8 − 6 = 2
  3. 7 − 4 = 3
  4. 3 − 1 = 2
3.
6487
−4277

Answer: 2210

  1. 7 − 7 = 0
  2. 8 − 7 = 1
  3. 4 − 2 = 2
  4. 6 − 4 = 2
4.
2216
−1057

Answer: 1159

  1. 6 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 7 = 9
  2. 0 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 5 = 5
  3. 1 − 0 = 1
  4. 2 − 1 = 1
5.
6273
−2460

Answer: 3813

  1. 3 − 0 = 3
  2. 7 − 6 = 1
  3. 2 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 4 = 8
  4. 5 − 2 = 3
6.
6467
−1672

Answer: 4795

  1. 7 − 2 = 5
  2. 6 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 7 = 9
  3. 3 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 6 = 7
  4. 5 − 1 = 4
7.
2020
−1755

Answer: 265

  1. 0 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 5 = 5
  2. 1 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 5 = 6
  3. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 7 = 2
  4. 1 − 1 = 0
8.
6752
−1289

Answer: 5463

  1. 2 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 9 = 3
  2. 4 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 8 = 6
  3. 6 − 2 = 4
  4. 6 − 1 = 5
9.
4663
−3408

Answer: 1255

  1. 3 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 8 = 5
  2. 5 − 0 = 5
  3. 6 − 4 = 2
  4. 4 − 3 = 1
10.
5115
−1312

Answer: 3803

  1. 5 − 2 = 3
  2. 1 − 1 = 0
  3. 1 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 3 = 8
  4. 4 − 1 = 3
11.
9936
−7360

Answer: 2576

  1. 6 − 0 = 6
  2. 3 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 6 = 7
  3. 8 − 3 = 5
  4. 9 − 7 = 2
12.
4416
−3361

Answer: 1055

  1. 6 − 1 = 5
  2. 1 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 6 = 5
  3. 3 − 3 = 0
  4. 4 − 3 = 1
13.
3845
−3206

Answer: 639

  1. 5 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 6 = 9
  2. 3 − 0 = 3
  3. 8 − 2 = 6
  4. 3 − 3 = 0
14.
7779
−4508

Answer: 3271

  1. 9 − 8 = 1
  2. 7 − 0 = 7
  3. 7 − 5 = 2
  4. 7 − 4 = 3
15.
6441
−5156

Answer: 1285

  1. 1 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 6 = 5
  2. 3 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 5 = 8
  3. 3 − 1 = 2
  4. 6 − 5 = 1
16.
4306
−1377

Answer: 2929

  1. 6 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 7 = 9
  2. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 7 = 2
  3. 2 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 3 = 9
  4. 3 − 1 = 2
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