Numihana29.764 − 19.129 =
Answer: ________________
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Subtract decimals to three places.
Use place value to subtract decimal quantities through thousandths.
Numihana · England Year 5
Subtract decimals to three places
Practice sheet
Name: ______________
Date: ______________
Use place value to subtract decimal quantities through thousandths.
54.446 − 42.953 =
Answer: ________________
26.189 − 9.167 =
Answer: ________________
94.708 − 8.382 =
Answer: ________________
64.928 − 13.857 =
Answer: ________________
56.327 − 37.444 =
Answer: ________________
Numihana · England Year 5
Subtract decimals to three places
Answer key
Name: ______________
Date: ______________
Use place value to subtract decimal quantities through thousandths.
29.764 − 19.129 =
Answer: 10.635
54.446 − 42.953 =
Answer: 11.493
26.189 − 9.167 =
Answer: 17.022
94.708 − 8.382 =
Answer: 86.326
64.928 − 13.857 =
Answer: 51.071
56.327 − 37.444 =
Answer: 18.883
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Use place value to subtract decimal quantities through thousandths.
Department for Education: mathematics programmes of study ↗
Year 5 → Number → Fractions (including decimals and percentages) · Selected statutory skill. Pack 2.2.0 · source checked 2026-10-12.
For teachers and parents
Align decimal points and equal places, then subtract, exchanging across places where needed.
A common slip
A zero after the decimal point holds a place and cannot simply be skipped.
Worked example
64.087 − 21.245 =
Answer: 42.842
Align decimal points and equal places, then subtract, exchanging across places where needed.