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Year 4 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 3 — Answers

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Year 4 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 3 — Answers

Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.

1.
6017
−4693

Answer: 1324

  1. 7 − 3 = 4
  2. 1 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 9 = 2
  3. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 6 = 3
  4. 5 − 4 = 1
2.
6445
−2119

Answer: 4326

  1. 5 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 9 = 6
  2. 3 − 1 = 2
  3. 4 − 1 = 3
  4. 6 − 2 = 4
3.
8094
−6270

Answer: 1824

  1. 4 − 0 = 4
  2. 9 − 7 = 2
  3. 0 is less than 2: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 2 = 8
  4. 7 − 6 = 1
4.
4519
−3500

Answer: 1019

  1. 9 − 0 = 9
  2. 1 − 0 = 1
  3. 5 − 5 = 0
  4. 4 − 3 = 1
5.
3005
−2214

Answer: 791

  1. 5 − 4 = 1
  2. 0 is less than 1: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 1 = 9
  3. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 2 = 7
  4. 2 − 2 = 0
6.
4688
−1178

Answer: 3510

  1. 8 − 8 = 0
  2. 8 − 7 = 1
  3. 6 − 1 = 5
  4. 4 − 1 = 3
7.
7784
−6435

Answer: 1349

  1. 4 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 5 = 9
  2. 7 − 3 = 4
  3. 7 − 4 = 3
  4. 7 − 6 = 1
8.
2573
−1277

Answer: 1296

  1. 3 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 7 = 6
  2. 6 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 7 = 9
  3. 4 − 2 = 2
  4. 2 − 1 = 1
9.
5860
−2636

Answer: 3224

  1. 0 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 6 = 4
  2. 5 − 3 = 2
  3. 8 − 6 = 2
  4. 5 − 2 = 3
10.
4044
−1524

Answer: 2520

  1. 4 − 4 = 0
  2. 4 − 2 = 2
  3. 0 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 5 = 5
  4. 3 − 1 = 2
11.
7859
−5396

Answer: 2463

  1. 9 − 6 = 3
  2. 5 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 9 = 6
  3. 7 − 3 = 4
  4. 7 − 5 = 2
12.
8495
−2879

Answer: 5616

  1. 5 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 9 = 6
  2. 8 − 7 = 1
  3. 4 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 8 = 6
  4. 7 − 2 = 5
13.
4122
−3656

Answer: 466

  1. 2 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 6 = 6
  2. 1 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 5 = 6
  3. 0 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 6 = 4
  4. 3 − 3 = 0
14.
2268
−1276

Answer: 992

  1. 8 − 6 = 2
  2. 6 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 7 = 9
  3. 1 is less than 2: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 2 = 9
  4. 1 − 1 = 0
15.
6328
−5447

Answer: 881

  1. 8 − 7 = 1
  2. 2 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 4 = 8
  3. 2 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 4 = 8
  4. 5 − 5 = 0
16.
2995
−2743

Answer: 252

  1. 5 − 3 = 2
  2. 9 − 4 = 5
  3. 9 − 7 = 2
  4. 2 − 2 = 0
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