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

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

Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.

1.
9556
−7149

Answer: 2407

  1. 6 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 9 = 7
  2. 4 − 4 = 0
  3. 5 − 1 = 4
  4. 9 − 7 = 2
2.
8174
−5294

Answer: 2880

  1. 4 − 4 = 0
  2. 7 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 17 − 9 = 8
  3. 0 is less than 2: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 2 = 8
  4. 7 − 5 = 2
3.
3848
−2959

Answer: 889

  1. 8 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 18 − 9 = 9
  2. 3 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 5 = 8
  3. 7 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 17 − 9 = 8
  4. 2 − 2 = 0
4.
6374
−5666

Answer: 708

  1. 4 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 6 = 8
  2. 6 − 6 = 0
  3. 3 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 6 = 7
  4. 5 − 5 = 0
5.
3493
−2750

Answer: 743

  1. 3 − 0 = 3
  2. 9 − 5 = 4
  3. 4 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 7 = 7
  4. 2 − 2 = 0
6.
7343
−6914

Answer: 429

  1. 3 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 4 = 9
  2. 3 − 1 = 2
  3. 3 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 9 = 4
  4. 6 − 6 = 0
7.
8501
−4840

Answer: 3661

  1. 1 − 0 = 1
  2. 0 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 4 = 6
  3. 4 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 8 = 6
  4. 7 − 4 = 3
8.
8127
−7881

Answer: 246

  1. 7 − 1 = 6
  2. 2 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 8 = 4
  3. 0 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 8 = 2
  4. 7 − 7 = 0
9.
3540
−2614

Answer: 926

  1. 0 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 4 = 6
  2. 3 − 1 = 2
  3. 5 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 6 = 9
  4. 2 − 2 = 0
10.
2934
−1281

Answer: 1653

  1. 4 − 1 = 3
  2. 3 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 8 = 5
  3. 8 − 2 = 6
  4. 2 − 1 = 1
11.
6000
−2329

Answer: 3671

  1. 0 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 9 = 1
  2. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 2 = 7
  3. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 3 = 6
  4. 5 − 2 = 3
12.
3627
−1239

Answer: 2388

  1. 7 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 17 − 9 = 8
  2. 1 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 3 = 8
  3. 5 − 2 = 3
  4. 3 − 1 = 2
13.
5660
−1569

Answer: 4091

  1. 0 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 9 = 1
  2. 5 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 6 = 9
  3. 5 − 5 = 0
  4. 5 − 1 = 4
14.
7229
−2720

Answer: 4509

  1. 9 − 0 = 9
  2. 2 − 2 = 0
  3. 2 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 7 = 5
  4. 6 − 2 = 4
15.
6976
−4807

Answer: 2169

  1. 6 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 7 = 9
  2. 6 − 0 = 6
  3. 9 − 8 = 1
  4. 6 − 4 = 2
16.
8225
−7624

Answer: 601

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