Year 4 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 4 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 4 subtraction worksheet.
Year 4 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 4 — Answers
Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.
1.
8949
−7707
Answer: 1242
- 9 − 7 = 2
- 4 − 0 = 4
- 9 − 7 = 2
- 8 − 7 = 1
2.
5385
−2315
Answer: 3070
- 5 − 5 = 0
- 8 − 1 = 7
- 3 − 3 = 0
- 5 − 2 = 3
3.
4243
−3447
Answer: 796
- 3 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 7 = 6
- 3 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 4 = 9
- 1 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 4 = 7
- 3 − 3 = 0
4.
9677
−1727
Answer: 7950
- 7 − 7 = 0
- 7 − 2 = 5
- 6 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 7 = 9
- 8 − 1 = 7
5.
7307
−6642
Answer: 665
- 7 − 2 = 5
- 0 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 4 = 6
- 2 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 6 = 6
- 6 − 6 = 0
6.
4523
−3323
Answer: 1200
- 3 − 3 = 0
- 2 − 2 = 0
- 5 − 3 = 2
- 4 − 3 = 1
7.
4966
−2178
Answer: 2788
- 6 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 8 = 8
- 5 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 7 = 8
- 8 − 1 = 7
- 4 − 2 = 2
8.
2476
−1065
Answer: 1411
- 6 − 5 = 1
- 7 − 6 = 1
- 4 − 0 = 4
- 2 − 1 = 1
9.
5175
−2492
Answer: 2683
- 5 − 2 = 3
- 7 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 17 − 9 = 8
- 0 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 4 = 6
- 4 − 2 = 2
10.
6730
−4290
Answer: 2440
- 0 − 0 = 0
- 3 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 9 = 4
- 6 − 2 = 4
- 6 − 4 = 2
11.
2978
−2871
Answer: 107
- 8 − 1 = 7
- 7 − 7 = 0
- 9 − 8 = 1
- 2 − 2 = 0
12.
3356
−1310
Answer: 2046
- 6 − 0 = 6
- 5 − 1 = 4
- 3 − 3 = 0
- 3 − 1 = 2
13.
8057
−5983
Answer: 2074
- 7 − 3 = 4
- 5 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 8 = 7
- 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 9 = 0
- 7 − 5 = 2
14.
7456
−4791
Answer: 2665
- 6 − 1 = 5
- 5 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 9 = 6
- 3 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 7 = 6
- 6 − 4 = 2
15.
9637
−3185
Answer: 6452
- 7 − 5 = 2
- 3 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 8 = 5
- 5 − 1 = 4
- 9 − 3 = 6
16.
5881
−4433
Answer: 1448
- 1 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 3 = 8
- 7 − 3 = 4
- 8 − 4 = 4
- 5 − 4 = 1
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