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Year 4 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 3 — Answers

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Year 4 · Mathematics · Subtraction

Year 4 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 3 — Answers

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Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.

1.
3196
−2849

Answer: 347

  1. 6 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 9 = 7
  2. 8 − 4 = 4
  3. 1 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 8 = 3
  4. 2 − 2 = 0
2.
3576
−3249

Answer: 327

  1. 6 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 9 = 7
  2. 6 − 4 = 2
  3. 5 − 2 = 3
  4. 3 − 3 = 0
3.
2209
−2191

Answer: 18

  1. 9 − 1 = 8
  2. 0 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 9 = 1
  3. 1 − 1 = 0
  4. 2 − 2 = 0
4.
6446
−2361

Answer: 4085

  1. 6 − 1 = 5
  2. 4 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 6 = 8
  3. 3 − 3 = 0
  4. 6 − 2 = 4
5.
2208
−2100

Answer: 108

  1. 8 − 0 = 8
  2. 0 − 0 = 0
  3. 2 − 1 = 1
  4. 2 − 2 = 0
6.
8792
−2534

Answer: 6258

  1. 2 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 4 = 8
  2. 8 − 3 = 5
  3. 7 − 5 = 2
  4. 8 − 2 = 6
7.
2011
−1582

Answer: 429

  1. 1 is less than 2: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 2 = 9
  2. 0 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 8 = 2
  3. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 5 = 4
  4. 1 − 1 = 0
8.
3629
−1550

Answer: 2079

  1. 9 − 0 = 9
  2. 2 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 5 = 7
  3. 5 − 5 = 0
  4. 3 − 1 = 2
9.
7754
−6983

Answer: 771

  1. 4 − 3 = 1
  2. 5 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 8 = 7
  3. 6 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 9 = 7
  4. 6 − 6 = 0
10.
7652
−3539

Answer: 4113

  1. 2 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 9 = 3
  2. 4 − 3 = 1
  3. 6 − 5 = 1
  4. 7 − 3 = 4
11.
6152
−1388

Answer: 4764

  1. 2 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 8 = 4
  2. 4 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 8 = 6
  3. 0 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 3 = 7
  4. 5 − 1 = 4
12.
3785
−3600

Answer: 185

  1. 5 − 0 = 5
  2. 8 − 0 = 8
  3. 7 − 6 = 1
  4. 3 − 3 = 0
13.
2866
−1434

Answer: 1432

  1. 6 − 4 = 2
  2. 6 − 3 = 3
  3. 8 − 4 = 4
  4. 2 − 1 = 1
14.
3180
−2604

Answer: 576

  1. 0 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 4 = 6
  2. 7 − 0 = 7
  3. 1 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 6 = 5
  4. 2 − 2 = 0
15.
2155
−2130

Answer: 25

  1. 5 − 0 = 5
  2. 5 − 3 = 2
  3. 1 − 1 = 0
  4. 2 − 2 = 0
16.
6942
−4736

Answer: 2206

  1. 2 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 6 = 6
  2. 3 − 3 = 0
  3. 9 − 7 = 2
  4. 6 − 4 = 2
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