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Year 4 Subtraction Worksheet — Getting Started — Practice Set 3 — Answers

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Year 4 Subtraction Worksheet — Getting Started — Practice Set 3 — Answers

Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.

1.
792
−161

Answer: 631

  1. 2 − 1 = 1
  2. 9 − 6 = 3
  3. 7 − 1 = 6
2.
768
−488

Answer: 280

  1. 8 − 8 = 0
  2. 6 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 8 = 8
  3. 6 − 4 = 2
3.
783
−258

Answer: 525

  1. 3 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 8 = 5
  2. 7 − 5 = 2
  3. 7 − 2 = 5
4.
486
−240

Answer: 246

  1. 6 − 0 = 6
  2. 8 − 4 = 4
  3. 4 − 2 = 2
5.
885
−208

Answer: 677

  1. 5 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 8 = 7
  2. 7 − 0 = 7
  3. 8 − 2 = 6
6.
811
−659

Answer: 152

  1. 1 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 9 = 2
  2. 0 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 5 = 5
  3. 7 − 6 = 1
7.
694
−299

Answer: 395

  1. 4 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 9 = 5
  2. 8 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 18 − 9 = 9
  3. 5 − 2 = 3
8.
241
−109

Answer: 132

  1. 1 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 9 = 2
  2. 3 − 0 = 3
  3. 2 − 1 = 1
9.
874
−252

Answer: 622

  1. 4 − 2 = 2
  2. 7 − 5 = 2
  3. 8 − 2 = 6
10.
740
−604

Answer: 136

  1. 0 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 4 = 6
  2. 3 − 0 = 3
  3. 7 − 6 = 1
11.
769
−679

Answer: 90

  1. 9 − 9 = 0
  2. 6 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 7 = 9
  3. 6 − 6 = 0
12.
605
−414

Answer: 191

  1. 5 − 4 = 1
  2. 0 is less than 1: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 1 = 9
  3. 5 − 4 = 1
13.
738
−374

Answer: 364

  1. 8 − 4 = 4
  2. 3 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 7 = 6
  3. 6 − 3 = 3
14.
235
−150

Answer: 85

  1. 5 − 0 = 5
  2. 3 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 5 = 8
  3. 1 − 1 = 0
15.
369
−235

Answer: 134

  1. 9 − 5 = 4
  2. 6 − 3 = 3
  3. 3 − 2 = 1
16.
439
−274

Answer: 165

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