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Year 4 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 1 — Answers

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Year 4 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 1 — Answers

Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.

1.
9109
−5617

Answer: 3492

  1. 9 − 7 = 2
  2. 0 is less than 1: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 1 = 9
  3. 0 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 6 = 4
  4. 8 − 5 = 3
2.
3911
−3496

Answer: 415

  1. 1 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 6 = 5
  2. 0 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 9 = 1
  3. 8 − 4 = 4
  4. 3 − 3 = 0
3.
3167
−2146

Answer: 1021

  1. 7 − 6 = 1
  2. 6 − 4 = 2
  3. 1 − 1 = 0
  4. 3 − 2 = 1
4.
6393
−5897

Answer: 496

  1. 3 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 7 = 6
  2. 8 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 18 − 9 = 9
  3. 2 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 8 = 4
  4. 5 − 5 = 0
5.
6366
−4849

Answer: 1517

  1. 6 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 9 = 7
  2. 5 − 4 = 1
  3. 3 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 8 = 5
  4. 5 − 4 = 1
6.
6270
−5286

Answer: 984

  1. 0 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 6 = 4
  2. 6 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 8 = 8
  3. 1 is less than 2: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 2 = 9
  4. 5 − 5 = 0
7.
9786
−5386

Answer: 4400

  1. 6 − 6 = 0
  2. 8 − 8 = 0
  3. 7 − 3 = 4
  4. 9 − 5 = 4
8.
2440
−1159

Answer: 1281

  1. 0 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 9 = 1
  2. 3 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 5 = 8
  3. 3 − 1 = 2
  4. 2 − 1 = 1
9.
2027
−1559

Answer: 468

  1. 7 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 17 − 9 = 8
  2. 1 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 5 = 6
  3. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 5 = 4
  4. 1 − 1 = 0
10.
6294
−3693

Answer: 2601

  1. 4 − 3 = 1
  2. 9 − 9 = 0
  3. 2 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 6 = 6
  4. 5 − 3 = 2
11.
7436
−4430

Answer: 3006

  1. 6 − 0 = 6
  2. 3 − 3 = 0
  3. 4 − 4 = 0
  4. 7 − 4 = 3
12.
3951
−2248

Answer: 1703

  1. 1 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 8 = 3
  2. 4 − 4 = 0
  3. 9 − 2 = 7
  4. 3 − 2 = 1
13.
4303
−1085

Answer: 3218

  1. 3 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 5 = 8
  2. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 8 = 1
  3. 2 − 0 = 2
  4. 4 − 1 = 3
14.
9794
−8973

Answer: 821

  1. 4 − 3 = 1
  2. 9 − 7 = 2
  3. 7 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 17 − 9 = 8
  4. 8 − 8 = 0
15.
4418
−4286

Answer: 132

  1. 8 − 6 = 2
  2. 1 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 8 = 3
  3. 3 − 2 = 1
  4. 4 − 4 = 0
16.
3498
−2724

Answer: 774

  1. 8 − 4 = 4
  2. 9 − 2 = 7
  3. 4 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 7 = 7
  4. 2 − 2 = 0
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