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

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

Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.

1.
4638
−2977

Answer: 1661

  1. 8 − 7 = 1
  2. 3 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 7 = 6
  3. 5 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 9 = 6
  4. 3 − 2 = 1
2.
8262
−5953

Answer: 2309

  1. 2 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 3 = 9
  2. 5 − 5 = 0
  3. 2 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 9 = 3
  4. 7 − 5 = 2
3.
6907
−5666

Answer: 1241

  1. 7 − 6 = 1
  2. 0 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 6 = 4
  3. 8 − 6 = 2
  4. 6 − 5 = 1
4.
5511
−3083

Answer: 2428

  1. 1 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 3 = 8
  2. 0 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 8 = 2
  3. 4 − 0 = 4
  4. 5 − 3 = 2
5.
8211
−6923

Answer: 1288

  1. 1 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 3 = 8
  2. 0 is less than 2: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 2 = 8
  3. 1 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 9 = 2
  4. 7 − 6 = 1
6.
6381
−2257

Answer: 4124

  1. 1 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 7 = 4
  2. 7 − 5 = 2
  3. 3 − 2 = 1
  4. 6 − 2 = 4
7.
7263
−1659

Answer: 5604

  1. 3 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 9 = 4
  2. 5 − 5 = 0
  3. 2 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 6 = 6
  4. 6 − 1 = 5
8.
8049
−1279

Answer: 6770

  1. 9 − 9 = 0
  2. 4 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 7 = 7
  3. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 2 = 7
  4. 7 − 1 = 6
9.
2033
−1455

Answer: 578

  1. 3 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 5 = 8
  2. 2 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 5 = 7
  3. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 4 = 5
  4. 1 − 1 = 0
10.
8303
−6458

Answer: 1845

  1. 3 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 8 = 5
  2. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 5 = 4
  3. 2 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 4 = 8
  4. 7 − 6 = 1
11.
4625
−3788

Answer: 837

  1. 5 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 8 = 7
  2. 1 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 8 = 3
  3. 5 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 7 = 8
  4. 3 − 3 = 0
12.
6051
−3600

Answer: 2451

  1. 1 − 0 = 1
  2. 5 − 0 = 5
  3. 0 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 6 = 4
  4. 5 − 3 = 2
13.
3452
−2422

Answer: 1030

  1. 2 − 2 = 0
  2. 5 − 2 = 3
  3. 4 − 4 = 0
  4. 3 − 2 = 1
14.
8285
−7731

Answer: 554

  1. 5 − 1 = 4
  2. 8 − 3 = 5
  3. 2 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 7 = 5
  4. 7 − 7 = 0
15.
9105
−5665

Answer: 3440

  1. 5 − 5 = 0
  2. 0 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 6 = 4
  3. 0 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 6 = 4
  4. 8 − 5 = 3
16.
4649
−4038

Answer: 611

  1. 9 − 8 = 1
  2. 4 − 3 = 1
  3. 6 − 0 = 6
  4. 4 − 4 = 0
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