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

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

Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.

1.
7202
−1144

Answer: 6058

  1. 2 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 4 = 8
  2. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 4 = 5
  3. 1 − 1 = 0
  4. 7 − 1 = 6
2.
9463
−7793

Answer: 1670

  1. 3 − 3 = 0
  2. 6 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 9 = 7
  3. 3 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 7 = 6
  4. 8 − 7 = 1
3.
6619
−4767

Answer: 1852

  1. 9 − 7 = 2
  2. 1 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 6 = 5
  3. 5 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 7 = 8
  4. 5 − 4 = 1
4.
7607
−1604

Answer: 6003

  1. 7 − 4 = 3
  2. 0 − 0 = 0
  3. 6 − 6 = 0
  4. 7 − 1 = 6
5.
2141
−1116

Answer: 1025

  1. 1 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 6 = 5
  2. 3 − 1 = 2
  3. 1 − 1 = 0
  4. 2 − 1 = 1
6.
6944
−4801

Answer: 2143

  1. 4 − 1 = 3
  2. 4 − 0 = 4
  3. 9 − 8 = 1
  4. 6 − 4 = 2
7.
6263
−1630

Answer: 4633

  1. 3 − 0 = 3
  2. 6 − 3 = 3
  3. 2 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 6 = 6
  4. 5 − 1 = 4
8.
2945
−2186

Answer: 759

  1. 5 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 6 = 9
  2. 3 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 8 = 5
  3. 8 − 1 = 7
  4. 2 − 2 = 0
9.
9299
−1150

Answer: 8149

  1. 9 − 0 = 9
  2. 9 − 5 = 4
  3. 2 − 1 = 1
  4. 9 − 1 = 8
10.
4611
−3202

Answer: 1409

  1. 1 is less than 2: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 2 = 9
  2. 0 − 0 = 0
  3. 6 − 2 = 4
  4. 4 − 3 = 1
11.
9689
−8468

Answer: 1221

  1. 9 − 8 = 1
  2. 8 − 6 = 2
  3. 6 − 4 = 2
  4. 9 − 8 = 1
12.
5969
−4107

Answer: 1862

  1. 9 − 7 = 2
  2. 6 − 0 = 6
  3. 9 − 1 = 8
  4. 5 − 4 = 1
13.
8091
−5995

Answer: 2096

  1. 1 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 5 = 6
  2. 8 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 18 − 9 = 9
  3. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 9 = 0
  4. 7 − 5 = 2
14.
8650
−4862

Answer: 3788

  1. 0 is less than 2: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 2 = 8
  2. 4 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 6 = 8
  3. 5 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 8 = 7
  4. 7 − 4 = 3
15.
2816
−2267

Answer: 549

  1. 6 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 7 = 9
  2. 0 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 6 = 4
  3. 7 − 2 = 5
  4. 2 − 2 = 0
16.
3969
−3185

Answer: 784

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