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Year 4 Subtraction Worksheet — Getting Started — Answers

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Year 4 Subtraction Worksheet — Getting Started — Answers

Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.

1.
585
−377

Answer: 208

  1. 5 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 7 = 8
  2. 7 − 7 = 0
  3. 5 − 3 = 2
2.
230
−147

Answer: 83

  1. 0 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 7 = 3
  2. 2 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 4 = 8
  3. 1 − 1 = 0
3.
555
−442

Answer: 113

  1. 5 − 2 = 3
  2. 5 − 4 = 1
  3. 5 − 4 = 1
4.
605
−590

Answer: 15

  1. 5 − 0 = 5
  2. 0 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 9 = 1
  3. 5 − 5 = 0
5.
520
−195

Answer: 325

  1. 0 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 5 = 5
  2. 1 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 9 = 2
  3. 4 − 1 = 3
6.
389
−108

Answer: 281

  1. 9 − 8 = 1
  2. 8 − 0 = 8
  3. 3 − 1 = 2
7.
793
−180

Answer: 613

  1. 3 − 0 = 3
  2. 9 − 8 = 1
  3. 7 − 1 = 6
8.
986
−776

Answer: 210

  1. 6 − 6 = 0
  2. 8 − 7 = 1
  3. 9 − 7 = 2
9.
456
−409

Answer: 47

  1. 6 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 9 = 7
  2. 4 − 0 = 4
  3. 4 − 4 = 0
10.
756
−300

Answer: 456

  1. 6 − 0 = 6
  2. 5 − 0 = 5
  3. 7 − 3 = 4
11.
307
−100

Answer: 207

  1. 7 − 0 = 7
  2. 0 − 0 = 0
  3. 3 − 1 = 2
12.
534
−240

Answer: 294

  1. 4 − 0 = 4
  2. 3 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 4 = 9
  3. 4 − 2 = 2
13.
740
−500

Answer: 240

  1. 0 − 0 = 0
  2. 4 − 0 = 4
  3. 7 − 5 = 2
14.
367
−325

Answer: 42

  1. 7 − 5 = 2
  2. 6 − 2 = 4
  3. 3 − 3 = 0
15.
655
−191

Answer: 464

  1. 5 − 1 = 4
  2. 5 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 9 = 6
  3. 5 − 1 = 4
16.
672
−614

Answer: 58

  1. 2 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 4 = 8
  2. 6 − 1 = 5
  3. 6 − 6 = 0
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