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Year 4 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 3 — Answers

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Year 4 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 3 — Answers

Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.

1.
3189
−1765

Answer: 1424

  1. 9 − 5 = 4
  2. 8 − 6 = 2
  3. 1 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 7 = 4
  4. 2 − 1 = 1
2.
2435
−1955

Answer: 480

  1. 5 − 5 = 0
  2. 3 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 5 = 8
  3. 3 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 9 = 4
  4. 1 − 1 = 0
3.
7829
−1049

Answer: 6780

  1. 9 − 9 = 0
  2. 2 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 4 = 8
  3. 7 − 0 = 7
  4. 7 − 1 = 6
4.
9665
−3724

Answer: 5941

  1. 5 − 4 = 1
  2. 6 − 2 = 4
  3. 6 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 7 = 9
  4. 8 − 3 = 5
5.
3350
−1211

Answer: 2139

  1. 0 is less than 1: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 1 = 9
  2. 4 − 1 = 3
  3. 3 − 2 = 1
  4. 3 − 1 = 2
6.
2636
−2402

Answer: 234

  1. 6 − 2 = 4
  2. 3 − 0 = 3
  3. 6 − 4 = 2
  4. 2 − 2 = 0
7.
9641
−7459

Answer: 2182

  1. 1 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 9 = 2
  2. 3 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 5 = 8
  3. 5 − 4 = 1
  4. 9 − 7 = 2
8.
2372
−1691

Answer: 681

  1. 2 − 1 = 1
  2. 7 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 17 − 9 = 8
  3. 2 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 6 = 6
  4. 1 − 1 = 0
9.
3828
−2232

Answer: 1596

  1. 8 − 2 = 6
  2. 2 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 3 = 9
  3. 7 − 2 = 5
  4. 3 − 2 = 1
10.
9202
−1986

Answer: 7216

  1. 2 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 6 = 6
  2. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 8 = 1
  3. 1 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 9 = 2
  4. 8 − 1 = 7
11.
7592
−2647

Answer: 4945

  1. 2 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 7 = 5
  2. 8 − 4 = 4
  3. 5 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 6 = 9
  4. 6 − 2 = 4
12.
8188
−3836

Answer: 4352

  1. 8 − 6 = 2
  2. 8 − 3 = 5
  3. 1 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 8 = 3
  4. 7 − 3 = 4
13.
6580
−5705

Answer: 875

  1. 0 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 5 = 5
  2. 7 − 0 = 7
  3. 5 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 7 = 8
  4. 5 − 5 = 0
14.
7348
−3606

Answer: 3742

  1. 8 − 6 = 2
  2. 4 − 0 = 4
  3. 3 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 6 = 7
  4. 6 − 3 = 3
15.
6929
−6497

Answer: 432

  1. 9 − 7 = 2
  2. 2 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 9 = 3
  3. 8 − 4 = 4
  4. 6 − 6 = 0
16.
6267
−4278

Answer: 1989

  1. 7 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 17 − 8 = 9
  2. 5 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 7 = 8
  3. 1 is less than 2: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 2 = 9
  4. 5 − 4 = 1
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