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

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

Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.

1.
5466
−2720

Answer: 2746

  1. 6 − 0 = 6
  2. 6 − 2 = 4
  3. 4 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 7 = 7
  4. 4 − 2 = 2
2.
2844
−2479

Answer: 365

  1. 4 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 9 = 5
  2. 3 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 7 = 6
  3. 7 − 4 = 3
  4. 2 − 2 = 0
3.
3230
−2018

Answer: 1212

  1. 0 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 8 = 2
  2. 2 − 1 = 1
  3. 2 − 0 = 2
  4. 3 − 2 = 1
4.
3858
−1474

Answer: 2384

  1. 8 − 4 = 4
  2. 5 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 7 = 8
  3. 7 − 4 = 3
  4. 3 − 1 = 2
5.
7031
−4536

Answer: 2495

  1. 1 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 6 = 5
  2. 2 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 3 = 9
  3. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 5 = 4
  4. 6 − 4 = 2
6.
2037
−1046

Answer: 991

  1. 7 − 6 = 1
  2. 3 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 4 = 9
  3. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 0 = 9
  4. 1 − 1 = 0
7.
4288
−1570

Answer: 2718

  1. 8 − 0 = 8
  2. 8 − 7 = 1
  3. 2 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 5 = 7
  4. 3 − 1 = 2
8.
3992
−3064

Answer: 928

  1. 2 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 4 = 8
  2. 8 − 6 = 2
  3. 9 − 0 = 9
  4. 3 − 3 = 0
9.
6923
−4415

Answer: 2508

  1. 3 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 5 = 8
  2. 1 − 1 = 0
  3. 9 − 4 = 5
  4. 6 − 4 = 2
10.
5226
−3631

Answer: 1595

  1. 6 − 1 = 5
  2. 2 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 3 = 9
  3. 1 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 6 = 5
  4. 4 − 3 = 1
11.
7539
−2156

Answer: 5383

  1. 9 − 6 = 3
  2. 3 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 5 = 8
  3. 4 − 1 = 3
  4. 7 − 2 = 5
12.
8469
−7536

Answer: 933

  1. 9 − 6 = 3
  2. 6 − 3 = 3
  3. 4 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 5 = 9
  4. 7 − 7 = 0
13.
2143
−1620

Answer: 523

  1. 3 − 0 = 3
  2. 4 − 2 = 2
  3. 1 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 6 = 5
  4. 1 − 1 = 0
14.
3665
−1811

Answer: 1854

  1. 5 − 1 = 4
  2. 6 − 1 = 5
  3. 6 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 8 = 8
  4. 2 − 1 = 1
15.
6608
−5964

Answer: 644

  1. 8 − 4 = 4
  2. 0 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 6 = 4
  3. 5 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 9 = 6
  4. 5 − 5 = 0
16.
4687
−3410

Answer: 1277

  1. 7 − 0 = 7
  2. 8 − 1 = 7
  3. 6 − 4 = 2
  4. 4 − 3 = 1
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