Grade 5 Subtraction Worksheet 3: 20 column subtraction problems for practice.

Here is the solution to all 20 subtraction problems from the “Grade 5 Subtraction Worksheet 3” — solved step by step with explanations.

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Key Concept: Subtracting in Columns (with Borrowing when needed)

We subtract digit by digit, starting from the rightmost column (ones place) and moving left. If the top digit is smaller than the bottom digit in any column, we borrow 1 from the next higher place value (e.g., from tens to ones, or hundreds to tens).

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## ✔ Solutions:

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1. 577 – 216

```
577
- 216
-----
361
```

- Ones: 7 – 6 = 1
- Tens: 7 – 1 = 6
- Hundreds: 5 – 2 = 3
→ Answer: 361

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2. 476 – 214

```
476
- 214
-----
262
```

- Ones: 6 – 4 = 2
- Tens: 7 – 1 = 6
- Hundreds: 4 – 2 = 2
→ Answer: 262

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3. 713 – 422

```
713
- 422
-----
291
```

- Ones: 3 – 2 = 1
- Tens: 1 – 2 → can’t do, borrow from hundreds → 11 – 2 = 9
- Hundreds: 6 (after borrow) – 4 = 2
→ Answer: 291

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4. 454 – 223

```
454
- 223
-----
231
```

- Ones: 4 – 3 = 1
- Tens: 5 – 2 = 3
- Hundreds: 4 – 2 = 2
→ Answer: 231

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5. 367 – 228

```
367
- 228
-----
139
```

- Ones: 7 – 8 → borrow → 17 – 8 = 9
- Tens: 5 (after borrow) – 2 = 3
- Hundreds: 3 – 2 = 1
→ Answer: 139

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6. 195 – 128

```
195
- 128
-----
67
```

- Ones: 5 – 8 → borrow → 15 – 8 = 7
- Tens: 8 (after borrow) – 2 = 6
- Hundreds: 1 – 1 = 0 → don’t write leading zero
→ Answer: 67

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7. 474 – 367

```
474
- 367
-----
107
```

- Ones: 4 – 7 → borrow → 14 – 7 = 7
- Tens: 6 (after borrow) – 6 = 0
- Hundreds: 4 – 3 = 1
→ Answer: 107

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8. 447 – 158

```
447
- 158
-----
289
```

- Ones: 7 – 8 → borrow → 17 – 8 = 9
- Tens: 3 (after borrow) – 5 → borrow again → 13 – 5 = 8
- Hundreds: 3 (after borrow) – 1 = 2
→ Answer: 289

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9. 344 – 266

```
344
- 266
-----
78
```

- Ones: 4 – 6 → borrow → 14 – 6 = 8
- Tens: 3 (after borrow) – 6 → borrow → 13 – 6 = 7
- Hundreds: 2 (after borrow) – 2 = 0 → drop leading zero
→ Answer: 78

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10. 753 – 456

```
753
- 456
-----
297
```

- Ones: 3 – 6 → borrow → 13 – 6 = 7
- Tens: 4 (after borrow) – 5 → borrow → 14 – 5 = 9
- Hundreds: 6 (after borrow) – 4 = 2
→ Answer: 297

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11. 703 – 254

```
703
- 254
-----
449
```

- Ones: 3 – 4 → borrow → 13 – 4 = 9
- Tens: 9 (after borrow) – 5 = 4
- Hundreds: 6 (after borrow) – 2 = 4
→ Answer: 449

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12. 417 – 188

```
417
- 188
-----
229
```

- Ones: 7 – 8 → borrow → 17 – 8 = 9
- Tens: 0 (after borrow) – 8 → borrow → 10 – 8 = 2
- Hundreds: 3 (after borrow) – 1 = 2
→ Answer: 229

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13. 746 – 258

```
746
- 258
-----
488
```

- Ones: 6 – 8 → borrow → 16 – 8 = 8
- Tens: 3 (after borrow) – 5 → borrow → 13 – 5 = 8
- Hundreds: 6 (after borrow) – 2 = 4
→ Answer: 488

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14. 247 – 159

```
247
- 159
-----
88
```

- Ones: 7 – 9 → borrow → 17 – 9 = 8
- Tens: 3 (after borrow) – 5 → borrow → 13 – 5 = 8
- Hundreds: 1 (after borrow) – 1 = 0 → drop leading zero
→ Answer: 88

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15. 234 – 168

```
234
- 168
-----
66
```

- Ones: 4 – 8 → borrow → 14 – 8 = 6
- Tens: 2 (after borrow) – 6 → borrow → 12 – 6 = 6
- Hundreds: 1 (after borrow) – 1 = 0 → drop leading zero
→ Answer: 66

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16. 375 – 126

```
375
- 126
-----
249
```

- Ones: 5 – 6 → borrow → 15 – 6 = 9
- Tens: 6 (after borrow) – 2 = 4
- Hundreds: 3 – 1 = 2
→ Answer: 249

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17. 634 – 508

```
634
- 508
-----
126
```

- Ones: 4 – 8 → borrow → 14 – 8 = 6
- Tens: 2 (after borrow) – 0 = 2
- Hundreds: 6 – 5 = 1
→ Answer: 126

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18. 472 – 225

```
472
- 225
-----
247
```

- Ones: 2 – 5 → borrow → 12 – 5 = 7
- Tens: 6 (after borrow) – 2 = 4
- Hundreds: 4 – 2 = 2
→ Answer: 247

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19. 466 – 248

```
466
- 248
-----
218
```

- Ones: 6 – 8 → borrow → 16 – 8 = 8
- Tens: 5 (after borrow) – 4 = 1
- Hundreds: 4 – 2 = 2
→ Answer: 218

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20. 607 – 199

```
607
- 199
-----
408
```

- Ones: 7 – 9 → borrow → 17 – 9 = 8
- Tens: 9 (after borrow) – 9 = 0
- Hundreds: 5 (after borrow) – 1 = 4
→ Answer: 408

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## 📝 Final Answer Key:

1. 361
2. 262
3. 291
4. 231
5. 139
6. 67
7. 107
8. 289
9. 78
10. 297
11. 449
12. 229
13. 488
14. 88
15. 66
16. 249
17. 126
18. 247
19. 218
20. 408

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✔ All problems solved using standard column subtraction with borrowing where necessary. Great practice for Grade 5 students!