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Year 4 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 4 — Answers

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Year 4 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 4 — Answers

Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.

1.
5738
−4792

Answer: 946

  1. 8 − 2 = 6
  2. 3 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 9 = 4
  3. 6 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 7 = 9
  4. 4 − 4 = 0
2.
2203
−2141

Answer: 62

  1. 3 − 1 = 2
  2. 0 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 4 = 6
  3. 1 − 1 = 0
  4. 2 − 2 = 0
3.
6803
−3964

Answer: 2839

  1. 3 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 4 = 9
  2. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 6 = 3
  3. 7 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 17 − 9 = 8
  4. 5 − 3 = 2
4.
6563
−3214

Answer: 3349

  1. 3 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 4 = 9
  2. 5 − 1 = 4
  3. 5 − 2 = 3
  4. 6 − 3 = 3
5.
7627
−3064

Answer: 4563

  1. 7 − 4 = 3
  2. 2 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 6 = 6
  3. 5 − 0 = 5
  4. 7 − 3 = 4
6.
6847
−1794

Answer: 5053

  1. 7 − 4 = 3
  2. 4 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 9 = 5
  3. 7 − 7 = 0
  4. 6 − 1 = 5
7.
9539
−5151

Answer: 4388

  1. 9 − 1 = 8
  2. 3 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 5 = 8
  3. 4 − 1 = 3
  4. 9 − 5 = 4
8.
8040
−2668

Answer: 5372

  1. 0 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 8 = 2
  2. 3 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 6 = 7
  3. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 6 = 3
  4. 7 − 2 = 5
9.
3433
−2521

Answer: 912

  1. 3 − 1 = 2
  2. 3 − 2 = 1
  3. 4 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 5 = 9
  4. 2 − 2 = 0
10.
7084
−6317

Answer: 767

  1. 4 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 7 = 7
  2. 7 − 1 = 6
  3. 0 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 3 = 7
  4. 6 − 6 = 0
11.
8922
−3174

Answer: 5748

  1. 2 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 4 = 8
  2. 1 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 7 = 4
  3. 8 − 1 = 7
  4. 8 − 3 = 5
12.
3824
−3033

Answer: 791

  1. 4 − 3 = 1
  2. 2 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 3 = 9
  3. 7 − 0 = 7
  4. 3 − 3 = 0
13.
5757
−2505

Answer: 3252

  1. 7 − 5 = 2
  2. 5 − 0 = 5
  3. 7 − 5 = 2
  4. 5 − 2 = 3
14.
9151
−2404

Answer: 6747

  1. 1 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 4 = 7
  2. 4 − 0 = 4
  3. 1 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 4 = 7
  4. 8 − 2 = 6
15.
3199
−3154

Answer: 45

  1. 9 − 4 = 5
  2. 9 − 5 = 4
  3. 1 − 1 = 0
  4. 3 − 3 = 0
16.
5231
−2729

Answer: 2502

  1. 1 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 9 = 2
  2. 2 − 2 = 0
  3. 2 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 7 = 5
  4. 4 − 2 = 2
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