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Year 4 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 2 — Answers

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Year 4 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 2 — Answers

Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.

1.
3169
−1585

Answer: 1584

  1. 9 − 5 = 4
  2. 6 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 8 = 8
  3. 0 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 5 = 5
  4. 2 − 1 = 1
2.
4601
−4333

Answer: 268

  1. 1 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 3 = 8
  2. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 3 = 6
  3. 5 − 3 = 2
  4. 4 − 4 = 0
3.
4245
−3746

Answer: 499

  1. 5 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 6 = 9
  2. 3 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 4 = 9
  3. 1 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 7 = 4
  4. 3 − 3 = 0
4.
5742
−1806

Answer: 3936

  1. 2 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 6 = 6
  2. 3 − 0 = 3
  3. 7 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 17 − 8 = 9
  4. 4 − 1 = 3
5.
2210
−1980

Answer: 230

  1. 0 − 0 = 0
  2. 1 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 8 = 3
  3. 1 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 9 = 2
  4. 1 − 1 = 0
6.
4142
−3096

Answer: 1046

  1. 2 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 6 = 6
  2. 3 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 9 = 4
  3. 0 − 0 = 0
  4. 4 − 3 = 1
7.
8598
−4728

Answer: 3870

  1. 8 − 8 = 0
  2. 9 − 2 = 7
  3. 5 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 7 = 8
  4. 7 − 4 = 3
8.
2338
−1446

Answer: 892

  1. 8 − 6 = 2
  2. 3 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 4 = 9
  3. 2 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 4 = 8
  4. 1 − 1 = 0
9.
2408
−1157

Answer: 1251

  1. 8 − 7 = 1
  2. 0 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 5 = 5
  3. 3 − 1 = 2
  4. 2 − 1 = 1
10.
5587
−4536

Answer: 1051

  1. 7 − 6 = 1
  2. 8 − 3 = 5
  3. 5 − 5 = 0
  4. 5 − 4 = 1
11.
9749
−3347

Answer: 6402

  1. 9 − 7 = 2
  2. 4 − 4 = 0
  3. 7 − 3 = 4
  4. 9 − 3 = 6
12.
3611
−2588

Answer: 1023

  1. 1 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 8 = 3
  2. 0 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 8 = 2
  3. 5 − 5 = 0
  4. 3 − 2 = 1
13.
3707
−1983

Answer: 1724

  1. 7 − 3 = 4
  2. 0 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 8 = 2
  3. 6 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 9 = 7
  4. 2 − 1 = 1
14.
8902
−6104

Answer: 2798

  1. 2 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 4 = 8
  2. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 0 = 9
  3. 8 − 1 = 7
  4. 8 − 6 = 2
15.
7918
−2421

Answer: 5497

  1. 8 − 1 = 7
  2. 1 is less than 2: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 2 = 9
  3. 8 − 4 = 4
  4. 7 − 2 = 5
16.
3943
−1140

Answer: 2803

  1. 3 − 0 = 3
  2. 4 − 4 = 0
  3. 9 − 1 = 8
  4. 3 − 1 = 2
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