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

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

Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.

1.
6118
−4333

Answer: 1785

  1. 8 − 3 = 5
  2. 1 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 3 = 8
  3. 0 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 3 = 7
  4. 5 − 4 = 1
2.
8129
−3160

Answer: 4969

  1. 9 − 0 = 9
  2. 2 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 6 = 6
  3. 0 is less than 1: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 1 = 9
  4. 7 − 3 = 4
3.
4277
−3941

Answer: 336

  1. 7 − 1 = 6
  2. 7 − 4 = 3
  3. 2 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 9 = 3
  4. 3 − 3 = 0
4.
2939
−2514

Answer: 425

  1. 9 − 4 = 5
  2. 3 − 1 = 2
  3. 9 − 5 = 4
  4. 2 − 2 = 0
5.
4605
−2376

Answer: 2229

  1. 5 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 6 = 9
  2. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 7 = 2
  3. 5 − 3 = 2
  4. 4 − 2 = 2
6.
6634
−4704

Answer: 1930

  1. 4 − 4 = 0
  2. 3 − 0 = 3
  3. 6 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 7 = 9
  4. 5 − 4 = 1
7.
7108
−6360

Answer: 748

  1. 8 − 0 = 8
  2. 0 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 6 = 4
  3. 0 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 3 = 7
  4. 6 − 6 = 0
8.
2810
−1989

Answer: 821

  1. 0 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 9 = 1
  2. 0 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 8 = 2
  3. 7 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 17 − 9 = 8
  4. 1 − 1 = 0
9.
5417
−1642

Answer: 3775

  1. 7 − 2 = 5
  2. 1 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 4 = 7
  3. 3 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 6 = 7
  4. 4 − 1 = 3
10.
6636
−4753

Answer: 1883

  1. 6 − 3 = 3
  2. 3 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 5 = 8
  3. 5 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 7 = 8
  4. 5 − 4 = 1
11.
4711
−1412

Answer: 3299

  1. 1 is less than 2: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 2 = 9
  2. 0 is less than 1: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 1 = 9
  3. 6 − 4 = 2
  4. 4 − 1 = 3
12.
7086
−2631

Answer: 4455

  1. 6 − 1 = 5
  2. 8 − 3 = 5
  3. 0 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 6 = 4
  4. 6 − 2 = 4
13.
4183
−3239

Answer: 944

  1. 3 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 9 = 4
  2. 7 − 3 = 4
  3. 1 is less than 2: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 2 = 9
  4. 3 − 3 = 0
14.
6738
−3118

Answer: 3620

  1. 8 − 8 = 0
  2. 3 − 1 = 2
  3. 7 − 1 = 6
  4. 6 − 3 = 3
15.
2453
−1497

Answer: 956

  1. 3 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 7 = 6
  2. 4 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 9 = 5
  3. 3 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 4 = 9
  4. 1 − 1 = 0
16.
8810
−3634

Answer: 5176

  1. 0 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 4 = 6
  2. 0 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 3 = 7
  3. 7 − 6 = 1
  4. 8 − 3 = 5
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