Year 4 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 4 subtraction worksheet.
Year 4 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 2 — Answers
Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.
1.
6707
−5171
Answer: 1536
- 7 − 1 = 6
- 0 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 7 = 3
- 6 − 1 = 5
- 6 − 5 = 1
2.
4442
−1538
Answer: 2904
- 2 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 8 = 4
- 3 − 3 = 0
- 4 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 5 = 9
- 3 − 1 = 2
3.
9158
−4014
Answer: 5144
- 8 − 4 = 4
- 5 − 1 = 4
- 1 − 0 = 1
- 9 − 4 = 5
4.
5476
−4780
Answer: 696
- 6 − 0 = 6
- 7 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 17 − 8 = 9
- 3 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 7 = 6
- 4 − 4 = 0
5.
2350
−1930
Answer: 420
- 0 − 0 = 0
- 5 − 3 = 2
- 3 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 9 = 4
- 1 − 1 = 0
6.
9092
−2011
Answer: 7081
- 2 − 1 = 1
- 9 − 1 = 8
- 0 − 0 = 0
- 9 − 2 = 7
7.
4450
−3408
Answer: 1042
- 0 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 8 = 2
- 4 − 0 = 4
- 4 − 4 = 0
- 4 − 3 = 1
8.
9424
−2528
Answer: 6896
- 4 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 8 = 6
- 1 is less than 2: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 2 = 9
- 3 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 5 = 8
- 8 − 2 = 6
9.
4439
−3431
Answer: 1008
- 9 − 1 = 8
- 3 − 3 = 0
- 4 − 4 = 0
- 4 − 3 = 1
10.
2375
−1576
Answer: 799
- 5 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 6 = 9
- 6 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 7 = 9
- 2 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 5 = 7
- 1 − 1 = 0
11.
8899
−5265
Answer: 3634
- 9 − 5 = 4
- 9 − 6 = 3
- 8 − 2 = 6
- 8 − 5 = 3
12.
4571
−2071
Answer: 2500
- 1 − 1 = 0
- 7 − 7 = 0
- 5 − 0 = 5
- 4 − 2 = 2
13.
6653
−1298
Answer: 5355
- 3 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 8 = 5
- 4 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 9 = 5
- 5 − 2 = 3
- 6 − 1 = 5
14.
6872
−4850
Answer: 2022
- 2 − 0 = 2
- 7 − 5 = 2
- 8 − 8 = 0
- 6 − 4 = 2
15.
9357
−3062
Answer: 6295
- 7 − 2 = 5
- 5 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 6 = 9
- 2 − 0 = 2
- 9 − 3 = 6
16.
3783
−3172
Answer: 611
- 3 − 2 = 1
- 8 − 7 = 1
- 7 − 1 = 6
- 3 − 3 = 0
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