5th grade math skills: Find out what you need to know for your student Fifth-graders will continue to deepen their understanding of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of fractions.

Subtraction is when you find the difference between two values. Find out how to subtract, or take away, with this KS2 Bitesize maths guide.

Under the common core, there are many ways to do subtraction—none of which involve borrowing and carrying.