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Year 4 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 3 — Answers

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Year 4 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 3 — Answers

Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.

1.
5585
−3349

Answer: 2236

  1. 5 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 9 = 6
  2. 7 − 4 = 3
  3. 5 − 3 = 2
  4. 5 − 3 = 2
2.
3948
−2100

Answer: 1848

  1. 8 − 0 = 8
  2. 4 − 0 = 4
  3. 9 − 1 = 8
  4. 3 − 2 = 1
3.
8182
−7165

Answer: 1017

  1. 2 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 5 = 7
  2. 7 − 6 = 1
  3. 1 − 1 = 0
  4. 8 − 7 = 1
4.
9734
−8076

Answer: 1658

  1. 4 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 6 = 8
  2. 2 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 7 = 5
  3. 6 − 0 = 6
  4. 9 − 8 = 1
5.
2182
−1542

Answer: 640

  1. 2 − 2 = 0
  2. 8 − 4 = 4
  3. 1 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 5 = 6
  4. 1 − 1 = 0
6.
8566
−1459

Answer: 7107

  1. 6 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 9 = 7
  2. 5 − 5 = 0
  3. 5 − 4 = 1
  4. 8 − 1 = 7
7.
4248
−3570

Answer: 678

  1. 8 − 0 = 8
  2. 4 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 7 = 7
  3. 1 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 5 = 6
  4. 3 − 3 = 0
8.
7165
−1517

Answer: 5648

  1. 5 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 7 = 8
  2. 5 − 1 = 4
  3. 1 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 5 = 6
  4. 6 − 1 = 5
9.
9306
−2335

Answer: 6971

  1. 6 − 5 = 1
  2. 0 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 3 = 7
  3. 2 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 3 = 9
  4. 8 − 2 = 6
10.
3946
−2081

Answer: 1865

  1. 6 − 1 = 5
  2. 4 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 8 = 6
  3. 8 − 0 = 8
  4. 3 − 2 = 1
11.
5705
−2703

Answer: 3002

  1. 5 − 3 = 2
  2. 0 − 0 = 0
  3. 7 − 7 = 0
  4. 5 − 2 = 3
12.
6653
−2893

Answer: 3760

  1. 3 − 3 = 0
  2. 5 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 9 = 6
  3. 5 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 8 = 7
  4. 5 − 2 = 3
13.
4927
−3334

Answer: 1593

  1. 7 − 4 = 3
  2. 2 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 3 = 9
  3. 8 − 3 = 5
  4. 4 − 3 = 1
14.
9115
−7755

Answer: 1360

  1. 5 − 5 = 0
  2. 1 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 5 = 6
  3. 0 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 7 = 3
  4. 8 − 7 = 1
15.
3329
−2778

Answer: 551

  1. 9 − 8 = 1
  2. 2 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 7 = 5
  3. 2 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 7 = 5
  4. 2 − 2 = 0
16.
5076
−1791

Answer: 3285

  1. 6 − 1 = 5
  2. 7 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 17 − 9 = 8
  3. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 7 = 2
  4. 4 − 1 = 3
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