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Year 4 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 1 — Answers

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Year 4 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 1 — Answers

Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.

1.
7161
−3746

Answer: 3415

  1. 1 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 6 = 5
  2. 5 − 4 = 1
  3. 1 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 7 = 4
  4. 6 − 3 = 3
2.
6615
−3752

Answer: 2863

  1. 5 − 2 = 3
  2. 1 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 5 = 6
  3. 5 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 7 = 8
  4. 5 − 3 = 2
3.
2971
−1474

Answer: 1497

  1. 1 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 4 = 7
  2. 6 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 7 = 9
  3. 8 − 4 = 4
  4. 2 − 1 = 1
4.
2997
−2058

Answer: 939

  1. 7 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 17 − 8 = 9
  2. 8 − 5 = 3
  3. 9 − 0 = 9
  4. 2 − 2 = 0
5.
9209
−1727

Answer: 7482

  1. 9 − 7 = 2
  2. 0 is less than 2: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 2 = 8
  3. 1 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 7 = 4
  4. 8 − 1 = 7
6.
4638
−1494

Answer: 3144

  1. 8 − 4 = 4
  2. 3 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 9 = 4
  3. 5 − 4 = 1
  4. 4 − 1 = 3
7.
4582
−2038

Answer: 2544

  1. 2 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 8 = 4
  2. 7 − 3 = 4
  3. 5 − 0 = 5
  4. 4 − 2 = 2
8.
7783
−4326

Answer: 3457

  1. 3 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 6 = 7
  2. 7 − 2 = 5
  3. 7 − 3 = 4
  4. 7 − 4 = 3
9.
2966
−2544

Answer: 422

  1. 6 − 4 = 2
  2. 6 − 4 = 2
  3. 9 − 5 = 4
  4. 2 − 2 = 0
10.
7139
−5004

Answer: 2135

  1. 9 − 4 = 5
  2. 3 − 0 = 3
  3. 1 − 0 = 1
  4. 7 − 5 = 2
11.
2684
−1668

Answer: 1016

  1. 4 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 8 = 6
  2. 7 − 6 = 1
  3. 6 − 6 = 0
  4. 2 − 1 = 1
12.
5217
−2162

Answer: 3055

  1. 7 − 2 = 5
  2. 1 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 6 = 5
  3. 1 − 1 = 0
  4. 5 − 2 = 3
13.
8966
−4783

Answer: 4183

  1. 6 − 3 = 3
  2. 6 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 8 = 8
  3. 8 − 7 = 1
  4. 8 − 4 = 4
14.
8282
−4119

Answer: 4163

  1. 2 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 9 = 3
  2. 7 − 1 = 6
  3. 2 − 1 = 1
  4. 8 − 4 = 4
15.
8591
−1740

Answer: 6851

  1. 1 − 0 = 1
  2. 9 − 4 = 5
  3. 5 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 7 = 8
  4. 7 − 1 = 6
16.
2196
−1918

Answer: 278

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