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Year 4 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 2 — Answers

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Year 4 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 2 — Answers

Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.

1.
825
−608

Answer: 217

  1. 5 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 8 = 7
  2. 1 − 0 = 1
  3. 8 − 6 = 2
2.
618
−115

Answer: 503

  1. 8 − 5 = 3
  2. 1 − 1 = 0
  3. 6 − 1 = 5
3.
221
−160

Answer: 61

  1. 1 − 0 = 1
  2. 2 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 6 = 6
  3. 1 − 1 = 0
4.
705
−454

Answer: 251

  1. 5 − 4 = 1
  2. 0 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 5 = 5
  3. 6 − 4 = 2
5.
402
−361

Answer: 41

  1. 2 − 1 = 1
  2. 0 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 6 = 4
  3. 3 − 3 = 0
6.
738
−724

Answer: 14

  1. 8 − 4 = 4
  2. 3 − 2 = 1
  3. 7 − 7 = 0
7.
244
−136

Answer: 108

  1. 4 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 6 = 8
  2. 3 − 3 = 0
  3. 2 − 1 = 1
8.
660
−474

Answer: 186

  1. 0 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 4 = 6
  2. 5 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 7 = 8
  3. 5 − 4 = 1
9.
983
−602

Answer: 381

  1. 3 − 2 = 1
  2. 8 − 0 = 8
  3. 9 − 6 = 3
10.
326
−323

Answer: 3

  1. 6 − 3 = 3
  2. 2 − 2 = 0
  3. 3 − 3 = 0
11.
617
−367

Answer: 250

  1. 7 − 7 = 0
  2. 1 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 6 = 5
  3. 5 − 3 = 2
12.
518
−320

Answer: 198

  1. 8 − 0 = 8
  2. 1 is less than 2: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 2 = 9
  3. 4 − 3 = 1
13.
280
−221

Answer: 59

  1. 0 is less than 1: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 1 = 9
  2. 7 − 2 = 5
  3. 2 − 2 = 0
14.
461
−106

Answer: 355

  1. 1 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 6 = 5
  2. 5 − 0 = 5
  3. 4 − 1 = 3
15.
550
−351

Answer: 199

  1. 0 is less than 1: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 1 = 9
  2. 4 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 5 = 9
  3. 4 − 3 = 1
16.
971
−540

Answer: 431

  1. 1 − 0 = 1
  2. 7 − 4 = 3
  3. 9 − 5 = 4
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