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Year 4 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 3 — Answers

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Year 4 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 3 — Answers

Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.

1.
887
−370

Answer: 517

  1. 7 − 0 = 7
  2. 8 − 7 = 1
  3. 8 − 3 = 5
2.
348
−284

Answer: 64

  1. 8 − 4 = 4
  2. 4 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 8 = 6
  3. 2 − 2 = 0
3.
238
−155

Answer: 83

  1. 8 − 5 = 3
  2. 3 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 5 = 8
  3. 1 − 1 = 0
4.
516
−199

Answer: 317

  1. 6 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 9 = 7
  2. 0 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 9 = 1
  3. 4 − 1 = 3
5.
574
−472

Answer: 102

  1. 4 − 2 = 2
  2. 7 − 7 = 0
  3. 5 − 4 = 1
6.
481
−406

Answer: 75

  1. 1 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 6 = 5
  2. 7 − 0 = 7
  3. 4 − 4 = 0
7.
999
−533

Answer: 466

  1. 9 − 3 = 6
  2. 9 − 3 = 6
  3. 9 − 5 = 4
8.
680
−349

Answer: 331

  1. 0 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 9 = 1
  2. 7 − 4 = 3
  3. 6 − 3 = 3
9.
362
−295

Answer: 67

  1. 2 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 5 = 7
  2. 5 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 9 = 6
  3. 2 − 2 = 0
10.
204
−101

Answer: 103

  1. 4 − 1 = 3
  2. 0 − 0 = 0
  3. 2 − 1 = 1
11.
306
−233

Answer: 73

  1. 6 − 3 = 3
  2. 0 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 3 = 7
  3. 2 − 2 = 0
12.
861
−103

Answer: 758

  1. 1 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 3 = 8
  2. 5 − 0 = 5
  3. 8 − 1 = 7
13.
482
−221

Answer: 261

  1. 2 − 1 = 1
  2. 8 − 2 = 6
  3. 4 − 2 = 2
14.
561
−311

Answer: 250

  1. 1 − 1 = 0
  2. 6 − 1 = 5
  3. 5 − 3 = 2
15.
728
−155

Answer: 573

  1. 8 − 5 = 3
  2. 2 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 5 = 7
  3. 6 − 1 = 5
16.
416
−375

Answer: 41

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