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Year 4 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 1 — Answers

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Year 4 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 1 — Answers

Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.

1.
419
−373

Answer: 46

  1. 9 − 3 = 6
  2. 1 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 7 = 4
  3. 3 − 3 = 0
2.
845
−786

Answer: 59

  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. 7 − 7 = 0
3.
956
−610

Answer: 346

  1. 6 − 0 = 6
  2. 5 − 1 = 4
  3. 9 − 6 = 3
4.
448
−437

Answer: 11

  1. 8 − 7 = 1
  2. 4 − 3 = 1
  3. 4 − 4 = 0
5.
815
−812

Answer: 3

  1. 5 − 2 = 3
  2. 1 − 1 = 0
  3. 8 − 8 = 0
6.
766
−451

Answer: 315

  1. 6 − 1 = 5
  2. 6 − 5 = 1
  3. 7 − 4 = 3
7.
969
−360

Answer: 609

  1. 9 − 0 = 9
  2. 6 − 6 = 0
  3. 9 − 3 = 6
8.
489
−177

Answer: 312

  1. 9 − 7 = 2
  2. 8 − 7 = 1
  3. 4 − 1 = 3
9.
495
−273

Answer: 222

  1. 5 − 3 = 2
  2. 9 − 7 = 2
  3. 4 − 2 = 2
10.
565
−199

Answer: 366

  1. 5 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 9 = 6
  2. 5 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 9 = 6
  3. 4 − 1 = 3
11.
609
−103

Answer: 506

  1. 9 − 3 = 6
  2. 0 − 0 = 0
  3. 6 − 1 = 5
12.
441
−439

Answer: 2

  1. 1 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 9 = 2
  2. 3 − 3 = 0
  3. 4 − 4 = 0
13.
839
−400

Answer: 439

  1. 9 − 0 = 9
  2. 3 − 0 = 3
  3. 8 − 4 = 4
14.
237
−111

Answer: 126

  1. 7 − 1 = 6
  2. 3 − 1 = 2
  3. 2 − 1 = 1
15.
934
−437

Answer: 497

  1. 4 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 7 = 7
  2. 2 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 3 = 9
  3. 8 − 4 = 4
16.
515
−255

Answer: 260

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