Grade 5 subtraction worksheet featuring 20 column subtraction problems for practice.

Let's solve each subtraction problem step by step. We'll subtract the bottom number from the top number in each column, using standard subtraction methods (including borrowing when needed).

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1. 577 - 216

```
577
- 216
-----
361
```
Explanation:
7 - 6 = 1
7 - 1 = 6
5 - 2 = 3
✔ Answer: 361

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2. 476 - 214

```
476
- 214
-----
262
```
Explanation:
6 - 4 = 2
7 - 1 = 6
4 - 2 = 2
✔ Answer: 262

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3. 713 - 422

```
713
- 422
-----
291
```
Explanation:
3 - 2 = 1
1 - 2 → need to borrow: 11 - 2 = 9, and 6 becomes 6 (after borrowing)
6 - 4 = 2
✔ Answer: 291

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4. 454 - 223

```
454
- 223
-----
231
```
Explanation:
4 - 3 = 1
5 - 2 = 3
4 - 2 = 2
✔ Answer: 231

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5. 367 - 228

```
367
- 228
-----
139
```
Explanation:
7 - 8 → need to borrow: 17 - 8 = 9, 6 becomes 5
5 - 2 = 3
3 - 2 = 1
✔ Answer: 139

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6. 195 - 128

```
195
- 128
-----
67
```
Explanation:
5 - 8 → borrow: 15 - 8 = 7, 9 becomes 8
8 - 2 = 6
1 - 1 = 0
✔ Answer: 67

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7. 474 - 367

```
474
- 367
-----
107
```
Explanation:
4 - 7 → borrow: 14 - 7 = 7, 7 becomes 6
6 - 6 = 0
4 - 3 = 1
✔ Answer: 107

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8. 447 - 158

```
447
- 158
-----
289
```
Explanation:
7 - 8 → borrow: 17 - 8 = 9, 4 becomes 3
3 - 5 → borrow: 13 - 5 = 8, 4 becomes 3
3 - 1 = 2
✔ Answer: 289

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9. 344 - 266

```
344
- 266
-----
78
```
Explanation:
4 - 6 → borrow: 14 - 6 = 8, 4 becomes 3
3 - 6 → borrow: 13 - 6 = 7, 3 becomes 2
2 - 2 = 0
✔ Answer: 78

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10. 753 - 456

```
753
- 456
-----
297
```
Explanation:
3 - 6 → borrow: 13 - 6 = 7, 5 becomes 4
4 - 5 → borrow: 14 - 5 = 9, 7 becomes 6
6 - 4 = 2
✔ Answer: 297

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11. 703 - 254

```
703
- 254
-----
449
```
Explanation:
3 - 4 → borrow: 13 - 4 = 9, 0 becomes 9 (but we need to borrow from 7)
After borrowing: 10 becomes 9, and 0 becomes 10 → then borrow again: 10 - 5 = 5, but wait — better to do it step by step.

Actually:
- Units: 3 < 4 → borrow from tens → but tens is 0 → so borrow from hundreds.
- 703 → borrow: 6 becomes 6, 0 becomes 10 → now borrow from tens: 10 becomes 9, units become 13
- 13 - 4 = 9
- Tens: 9 - 5 = 4
- Hundreds: 6 - 2 = 4
✔ Answer: 449

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12. 417 - 188

```
417
- 188
-----
229
```
Explanation:
7 - 8 → borrow: 17 - 8 = 9, 1 becomes 0
0 - 8 → borrow: 10 - 8 = 2, 4 becomes 3
3 - 1 = 2
✔ Answer: 229

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13. 746 - 258

```
746
- 258
-----
488
```
Explanation:
6 - 8 → borrow: 16 - 8 = 8, 4 becomes 3
3 - 5 → borrow: 13 - 5 = 8, 7 becomes 6
6 - 2 = 4
✔ Answer: 488

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14. 247 - 159

```
247
- 159
-----
88
```
Explanation:
7 - 9 → borrow: 17 - 9 = 8, 4 becomes 3
3 - 5 → borrow: 13 - 5 = 8, 2 becomes 1
1 - 1 = 0
✔ Answer: 88

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15. 234 - 168

```
234
- 168
-----
66
```
Explanation:
4 - 8 → borrow: 14 - 8 = 6, 3 becomes 2
2 - 6 → borrow: 12 - 6 = 6, 2 becomes 1
1 - 1 = 0
✔ Answer: 66

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16. 375 - 126

```
375
- 126
-----
249
```
Explanation:
5 - 6 → borrow: 15 - 6 = 9, 7 becomes 6
6 - 2 = 4
3 - 1 = 2
✔ Answer: 249

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17. 634 - 508

```
634
- 508
-----
126
```
Explanation:
4 - 8 → borrow: 14 - 8 = 6, 3 becomes 2
2 - 0 = 2
6 - 5 = 1
✔ Answer: 126

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18. 472 - 225

```
472
- 225
-----
247
```
Explanation:
2 - 5 → borrow: 12 - 5 = 7, 7 becomes 6
6 - 2 = 4
4 - 2 = 2
✔ Answer: 247

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19. 466 - 248

```
466
- 248
-----
218
```
Explanation:
6 - 8 → borrow: 16 - 8 = 8, 6 becomes 5
5 - 4 = 1
4 - 2 = 2
✔ Answer: 218

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20. 607 - 199

```
607
- 199
-----
408
```
Explanation:
7 - 9 → borrow: 17 - 9 = 8, 0 becomes 9 (but need to borrow from 6)
So: 607 → 5 becomes 5, 0 becomes 10 → borrow for units: 10 becomes 9, units = 17
17 - 9 = 8
Tens: 9 - 9 = 0
Hundreds: 5 - 1 = 4
✔ Answer: 408

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✔ Final Answers:

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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