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Year 5 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 4 — Answers

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Year 5 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 4 — Answers

Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.

1.
3760
−1711

Answer: 2049

  1. 0 is less than 1: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 1 = 9
  2. 5 − 1 = 4
  3. 7 − 7 = 0
  4. 3 − 1 = 2
2.
9514
−9401

Answer: 113

  1. 4 − 1 = 3
  2. 1 − 0 = 1
  3. 5 − 4 = 1
  4. 9 − 9 = 0
3.
7221
−6622

Answer: 599

  1. 1 is less than 2: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 2 = 9
  2. 1 is less than 2: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 2 = 9
  3. 1 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 6 = 5
  4. 6 − 6 = 0
4.
6433
−1393

Answer: 5040

  1. 3 − 3 = 0
  2. 3 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 9 = 4
  3. 3 − 3 = 0
  4. 6 − 1 = 5
5.
2900
−1778

Answer: 1122

  1. 0 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 8 = 2
  2. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 7 = 2
  3. 8 − 7 = 1
  4. 2 − 1 = 1
6.
7360
−1694

Answer: 5666

  1. 0 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 4 = 6
  2. 5 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 9 = 6
  3. 2 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 6 = 6
  4. 6 − 1 = 5
7.
9508
−7962

Answer: 1546

  1. 8 − 2 = 6
  2. 0 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 6 = 4
  3. 4 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 9 = 5
  4. 8 − 7 = 1
8.
6717
−5418

Answer: 1299

  1. 7 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 17 − 8 = 9
  2. 0 is less than 1: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 1 = 9
  3. 6 − 4 = 2
  4. 6 − 5 = 1
9.
2817
−2067

Answer: 750

  1. 7 − 7 = 0
  2. 1 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 6 = 5
  3. 7 − 0 = 7
  4. 2 − 2 = 0
10.
3156
−1759

Answer: 1397

  1. 6 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 9 = 7
  2. 4 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 5 = 9
  3. 0 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 7 = 3
  4. 2 − 1 = 1
11.
7359
−2419

Answer: 4940

  1. 9 − 9 = 0
  2. 5 − 1 = 4
  3. 3 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 4 = 9
  4. 6 − 2 = 4
12.
9101
−5596

Answer: 3505

  1. 1 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 6 = 5
  2. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 9 = 0
  3. 0 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 5 = 5
  4. 8 − 5 = 3
13.
3322
−1967

Answer: 1355

  1. 2 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 7 = 5
  2. 1 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 6 = 5
  3. 2 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 9 = 3
  4. 2 − 1 = 1
14.
6955
−5645

Answer: 1310

  1. 5 − 5 = 0
  2. 5 − 4 = 1
  3. 9 − 6 = 3
  4. 6 − 5 = 1
15.
2894
−1951

Answer: 943

  1. 4 − 1 = 3
  2. 9 − 5 = 4
  3. 8 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 18 − 9 = 9
  4. 1 − 1 = 0
16.
9420
−1796

Answer: 7624

  1. 0 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 6 = 4
  2. 1 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 9 = 2
  3. 3 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 7 = 6
  4. 8 − 1 = 7
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