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Subtract Decimals is a free printable Grade 5 maths worksheet on lining up the decimal point to subtract, aligned to Common Core standard 5.NBT.B.7. It prints 12 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Subtract Decimals

5.NBT.B.7

NameDate

Work out each answer.

1.7.94 − 2.80 =
2.3.05 − 2.00 =
3.3.54 − 3.22 =
4.8.46 − 2.99 =
5.6.38 − 3.79 =
6.7.43 − 4.07 =
7.7.32 − 3.47 =
8.7.55 − 5.65 =
9.7.42 − 1.62 =
10.6.53 − 0.15 =
11.4.79 − 3.19 =
12.5.61 − 3.63 =

LessonPrint · 5.NBT.B.7 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Subtract Decimals

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.5.14
  2. 2.1.05
  3. 3.0.32
  4. 4.5.47
  5. 5.2.59
  6. 6.3.36
  7. 7.3.85
  8. 8.1.9
  9. 9.5.8
  10. 10.6.38
  11. 11.1.6
  12. 12.1.98

Questions about Subtract Decimals

What does the Subtract Decimals worksheet cover?

It practises lining up the decimal point to subtract — 12 questions for Grade 5, all on Common Core 5.NBT.B.7: Do all four operations with decimals. The instruction to pupils is “Work out each answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Subtract Decimals practise?

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.5.NBT.B.7 — 5.NBT.B.7, in the Number & Operations in Base Ten domain for Grade 5. The published standard reads: “Add, subtract, multiply, and divide decimals to hundredths, using concrete models or drawings and strategies based on place value.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Subtract Decimals is written for Grade 5, typically ages 10-11. It is one of the sheets on 5.NBT.B.7, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Subtract Decimals come with an answer key?

Yes. All 12 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.

How many different versions of Subtract Decimals can I print?

25 — one per pupil, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.

Is Subtract Decimals free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Subtract Decimals, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.

Is there a lesson plan to teach 5.NBT.B.7?

Yes — “Decimal Operations to Hundredths” is a 50-minute Grade 5 plan for 5.NBT.B.7, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Subtract Decimals is the practice that follows it.

More practice for 5.NBT.B.7

Do all four operations with decimals.

Teaching this next? Decimal Operations to Hundredths is the 50-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 5.NBT.B.7 of the Common Core State Standards for mathematics.