Year 4 Subtraction Worksheet — Getting Started — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 4 subtraction worksheet.
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Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.
1.
826
−597
Answer: 229
- 6 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 7 = 9
- 1 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 9 = 2
- 7 − 5 = 2
2.
753
−626
Answer: 127
- 3 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 6 = 7
- 4 − 2 = 2
- 7 − 6 = 1
3.
710
−536
Answer: 174
- 0 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 6 = 4
- 0 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 3 = 7
- 6 − 5 = 1
4.
719
−182
Answer: 537
- 9 − 2 = 7
- 1 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 8 = 3
- 6 − 1 = 5
5.
698
−377
Answer: 321
- 8 − 7 = 1
- 9 − 7 = 2
- 6 − 3 = 3
6.
254
−221
Answer: 33
- 4 − 1 = 3
- 5 − 2 = 3
- 2 − 2 = 0
7.
529
−503
Answer: 26
- 9 − 3 = 6
- 2 − 0 = 2
- 5 − 5 = 0
8.
269
−219
Answer: 50
- 9 − 9 = 0
- 6 − 1 = 5
- 2 − 2 = 0
9.
922
−235
Answer: 687
- 2 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 5 = 7
- 1 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 3 = 8
- 8 − 2 = 6
10.
827
−159
Answer: 668
- 7 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 17 − 9 = 8
- 1 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 5 = 6
- 7 − 1 = 6
11.
461
−288
Answer: 173
- 1 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 8 = 3
- 5 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 8 = 7
- 3 − 2 = 1
12.
919
−579
Answer: 340
- 9 − 9 = 0
- 1 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 7 = 4
- 8 − 5 = 3
13.
975
−524
Answer: 451
- 5 − 4 = 1
- 7 − 2 = 5
- 9 − 5 = 4
14.
620
−493
Answer: 127
- 0 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 3 = 7
- 1 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 9 = 2
- 5 − 4 = 1
15.
363
−319
Answer: 44
- 3 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 9 = 4
- 5 − 1 = 4
- 3 − 3 = 0
16.
995
−119
Answer: 876
- 5 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 9 = 6
- 8 − 1 = 7
- 9 − 1 = 8
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