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

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

Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.

1.
8399
−6575

Answer: 1824

  1. 9 − 5 = 4
  2. 9 − 7 = 2
  3. 3 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 5 = 8
  4. 7 − 6 = 1
2.
3407
−2561

Answer: 846

  1. 7 − 1 = 6
  2. 0 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 6 = 4
  3. 3 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 5 = 8
  4. 2 − 2 = 0
3.
4834
−1141

Answer: 3693

  1. 4 − 1 = 3
  2. 3 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 4 = 9
  3. 7 − 1 = 6
  4. 4 − 1 = 3
4.
5590
−3341

Answer: 2249

  1. 0 is less than 1: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 1 = 9
  2. 8 − 4 = 4
  3. 5 − 3 = 2
  4. 5 − 3 = 2
5.
8297
−5258

Answer: 3039

  1. 7 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 17 − 8 = 9
  2. 8 − 5 = 3
  3. 2 − 2 = 0
  4. 8 − 5 = 3
6.
2169
−1173

Answer: 996

  1. 9 − 3 = 6
  2. 6 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 7 = 9
  3. 0 is less than 1: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 1 = 9
  4. 1 − 1 = 0
7.
7848
−1722

Answer: 6126

  1. 8 − 2 = 6
  2. 4 − 2 = 2
  3. 8 − 7 = 1
  4. 7 − 1 = 6
8.
6569
−5810

Answer: 759

  1. 9 − 0 = 9
  2. 6 − 1 = 5
  3. 5 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 8 = 7
  4. 5 − 5 = 0
9.
2205
−1172

Answer: 1033

  1. 5 − 2 = 3
  2. 0 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 7 = 3
  3. 1 − 1 = 0
  4. 2 − 1 = 1
10.
3032
−2992

Answer: 40

  1. 2 − 2 = 0
  2. 3 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 9 = 4
  3. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 9 = 0
  4. 2 − 2 = 0
11.
9766
−2442

Answer: 7324

  1. 6 − 2 = 4
  2. 6 − 4 = 2
  3. 7 − 4 = 3
  4. 9 − 2 = 7
12.
7655
−2101

Answer: 5554

  1. 5 − 1 = 4
  2. 5 − 0 = 5
  3. 6 − 1 = 5
  4. 7 − 2 = 5
13.
9307
−1416

Answer: 7891

  1. 7 − 6 = 1
  2. 0 is less than 1: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 1 = 9
  3. 2 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 4 = 8
  4. 8 − 1 = 7
14.
9142
−2965

Answer: 6177

  1. 2 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 5 = 7
  2. 3 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 6 = 7
  3. 0 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 9 = 1
  4. 8 − 2 = 6
15.
7069
−3630

Answer: 3439

  1. 9 − 0 = 9
  2. 6 − 3 = 3
  3. 0 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 6 = 4
  4. 6 − 3 = 3
16.
4089
−3951

Answer: 138

  1. 9 − 1 = 8
  2. 8 − 5 = 3
  3. 0 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 9 = 1
  4. 3 − 3 = 0
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