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Year 4 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 3 — Answers

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Year 4 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 3 — Answers

Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.

1.
4435
−2661

Answer: 1774

  1. 5 − 1 = 4
  2. 3 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 6 = 7
  3. 3 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 6 = 7
  4. 3 − 2 = 1
2.
6221
−3968

Answer: 2253

  1. 1 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 8 = 3
  2. 1 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 6 = 5
  3. 1 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 9 = 2
  4. 5 − 3 = 2
3.
2263
−1154

Answer: 1109

  1. 3 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 4 = 9
  2. 5 − 5 = 0
  3. 2 − 1 = 1
  4. 2 − 1 = 1
4.
4401
−3433

Answer: 968

  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. 3 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 4 = 9
  4. 3 − 3 = 0
5.
7849
−4979

Answer: 2870

  1. 9 − 9 = 0
  2. 4 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 7 = 7
  3. 7 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 17 − 9 = 8
  4. 6 − 4 = 2
6.
4700
−3428

Answer: 1272

  1. 0 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 8 = 2
  2. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 2 = 7
  3. 6 − 4 = 2
  4. 4 − 3 = 1
7.
4683
−3078

Answer: 1605

  1. 3 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 8 = 5
  2. 7 − 7 = 0
  3. 6 − 0 = 6
  4. 4 − 3 = 1
8.
7680
−2704

Answer: 4976

  1. 0 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 4 = 6
  2. 7 − 0 = 7
  3. 6 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 7 = 9
  4. 6 − 2 = 4
9.
9833
−7383

Answer: 2450

  1. 3 − 3 = 0
  2. 3 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 8 = 5
  3. 7 − 3 = 4
  4. 9 − 7 = 2
10.
6798
−3293

Answer: 3505

  1. 8 − 3 = 5
  2. 9 − 9 = 0
  3. 7 − 2 = 5
  4. 6 − 3 = 3
11.
4997
−1954

Answer: 3043

  1. 7 − 4 = 3
  2. 9 − 5 = 4
  3. 9 − 9 = 0
  4. 4 − 1 = 3
12.
7051
−5383

Answer: 1668

  1. 1 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 3 = 8
  2. 4 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 8 = 6
  3. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 3 = 6
  4. 6 − 5 = 1
13.
4252
−2437

Answer: 1815

  1. 2 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 7 = 5
  2. 4 − 3 = 1
  3. 2 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 4 = 8
  4. 3 − 2 = 1
14.
7899
−7876

Answer: 23

  1. 9 − 6 = 3
  2. 9 − 7 = 2
  3. 8 − 8 = 0
  4. 7 − 7 = 0
15.
4048
−1237

Answer: 2811

  1. 8 − 7 = 1
  2. 4 − 3 = 1
  3. 0 is less than 2: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 2 = 8
  4. 3 − 1 = 2
16.
8862
−6108

Answer: 2754

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