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Year 4 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 3 — Answers

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Year 4 · Mathematics · Subtraction

Year 4 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 3 — Answers

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Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.

1.
9869
−9612

Answer: 257

  1. 9 − 2 = 7
  2. 6 − 1 = 5
  3. 8 − 6 = 2
  4. 9 − 9 = 0
2.
5600
−1852

Answer: 3748

  1. 0 is less than 2: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 2 = 8
  2. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 5 = 4
  3. 5 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 8 = 7
  4. 4 − 1 = 3
3.
3697
−1760

Answer: 1937

  1. 7 − 0 = 7
  2. 9 − 6 = 3
  3. 6 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 7 = 9
  4. 2 − 1 = 1
4.
6688
−1983

Answer: 4705

  1. 8 − 3 = 5
  2. 8 − 8 = 0
  3. 6 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 9 = 7
  4. 5 − 1 = 4
5.
6275
−2879

Answer: 3396

  1. 5 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 9 = 6
  2. 6 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 7 = 9
  3. 1 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 8 = 3
  4. 5 − 2 = 3
6.
8321
−3770

Answer: 4551

  1. 1 − 0 = 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. 7 − 3 = 4
7.
9856
−8587

Answer: 1269

  1. 6 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 7 = 9
  2. 4 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 8 = 6
  3. 7 − 5 = 2
  4. 9 − 8 = 1
8.
4577
−1012

Answer: 3565

  1. 7 − 2 = 5
  2. 7 − 1 = 6
  3. 5 − 0 = 5
  4. 4 − 1 = 3
9.
2984
−2756

Answer: 228

  1. 4 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 6 = 8
  2. 7 − 5 = 2
  3. 9 − 7 = 2
  4. 2 − 2 = 0
10.
5930
−1040

Answer: 4890

  1. 0 − 0 = 0
  2. 3 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 4 = 9
  3. 8 − 0 = 8
  4. 5 − 1 = 4
11.
3369
−1482

Answer: 1887

  1. 9 − 2 = 7
  2. 6 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 8 = 8
  3. 2 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 4 = 8
  4. 2 − 1 = 1
12.
5655
−2526

Answer: 3129

  1. 5 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 6 = 9
  2. 4 − 2 = 2
  3. 6 − 5 = 1
  4. 5 − 2 = 3
13.
9342
−3083

Answer: 6259

  1. 2 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 3 = 9
  2. 3 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 8 = 5
  3. 2 − 0 = 2
  4. 9 − 3 = 6
14.
2425
−1009

Answer: 1416

  1. 5 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 9 = 6
  2. 1 − 0 = 1
  3. 4 − 0 = 4
  4. 2 − 1 = 1
15.
4627
−1261

Answer: 3366

  1. 7 − 1 = 6
  2. 2 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 6 = 6
  3. 5 − 2 = 3
  4. 4 − 1 = 3
16.
8180
−3629

Answer: 4551

  1. 0 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 9 = 1
  2. 7 − 2 = 5
  3. 1 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 6 = 5
  4. 7 − 3 = 4
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