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Year 4 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 2 — Answers

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Year 4 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 2 — Answers

Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.

1.
4610
−3055

Answer: 1555

  1. 0 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 5 = 5
  2. 0 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 5 = 5
  3. 5 − 0 = 5
  4. 4 − 3 = 1
2.
3605
−2535

Answer: 1070

  1. 5 − 5 = 0
  2. 0 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 3 = 7
  3. 5 − 5 = 0
  4. 3 − 2 = 1
3.
5803
−5772

Answer: 31

  1. 3 − 2 = 1
  2. 0 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 7 = 3
  3. 7 − 7 = 0
  4. 5 − 5 = 0
4.
5050
−4530

Answer: 520

  1. 0 − 0 = 0
  2. 5 − 3 = 2
  3. 0 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 5 = 5
  4. 4 − 4 = 0
5.
5648
−5362

Answer: 286

  1. 8 − 2 = 6
  2. 4 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 6 = 8
  3. 5 − 3 = 2
  4. 5 − 5 = 0
6.
2731
−2117

Answer: 614

  1. 1 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 7 = 4
  2. 2 − 1 = 1
  3. 7 − 1 = 6
  4. 2 − 2 = 0
7.
4894
−1993

Answer: 2901

  1. 4 − 3 = 1
  2. 9 − 9 = 0
  3. 8 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 18 − 9 = 9
  4. 3 − 1 = 2
8.
4589
−1068

Answer: 3521

  1. 9 − 8 = 1
  2. 8 − 6 = 2
  3. 5 − 0 = 5
  4. 4 − 1 = 3
9.
3171
−1629

Answer: 1542

  1. 1 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 9 = 2
  2. 6 − 2 = 4
  3. 1 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 6 = 5
  4. 2 − 1 = 1
10.
6052
−5361

Answer: 691

  1. 2 − 1 = 1
  2. 5 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 6 = 9
  3. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 3 = 6
  4. 5 − 5 = 0
11.
5971
−1993

Answer: 3978

  1. 1 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 3 = 8
  2. 6 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 9 = 7
  3. 8 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 18 − 9 = 9
  4. 4 − 1 = 3
12.
6854
−6806

Answer: 48

  1. 4 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 6 = 8
  2. 4 − 0 = 4
  3. 8 − 8 = 0
  4. 6 − 6 = 0
13.
5325
−3478

Answer: 1847

  1. 5 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 8 = 7
  2. 1 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 7 = 4
  3. 2 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 4 = 8
  4. 4 − 3 = 1
14.
6194
−2554

Answer: 3640

  1. 4 − 4 = 0
  2. 9 − 5 = 4
  3. 1 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 5 = 6
  4. 5 − 2 = 3
15.
2876
−2019

Answer: 857

  1. 6 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 9 = 7
  2. 6 − 1 = 5
  3. 8 − 0 = 8
  4. 2 − 2 = 0
16.
5396
−3566

Answer: 1830

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