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Year 4 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 2 — Answers

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Year 4 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 2 — Answers

Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.

1.
9579
−3895

Answer: 5684

  1. 9 − 5 = 4
  2. 7 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 17 − 9 = 8
  3. 4 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 8 = 6
  4. 8 − 3 = 5
2.
7902
−2512

Answer: 5390

  1. 2 − 2 = 0
  2. 0 is less than 1: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 1 = 9
  3. 8 − 5 = 3
  4. 7 − 2 = 5
3.
9189
−6247

Answer: 2942

  1. 9 − 7 = 2
  2. 8 − 4 = 4
  3. 1 is less than 2: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 2 = 9
  4. 8 − 6 = 2
4.
3689
−1873

Answer: 1816

  1. 9 − 3 = 6
  2. 8 − 7 = 1
  3. 6 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 8 = 8
  4. 2 − 1 = 1
5.
2737
−2421

Answer: 316

  1. 7 − 1 = 6
  2. 3 − 2 = 1
  3. 7 − 4 = 3
  4. 2 − 2 = 0
6.
7224
−5494

Answer: 1730

  1. 4 − 4 = 0
  2. 2 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 9 = 3
  3. 1 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 4 = 7
  4. 6 − 5 = 1
7.
3272
−1268

Answer: 2004

  1. 2 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 8 = 4
  2. 6 − 6 = 0
  3. 2 − 2 = 0
  4. 3 − 1 = 2
8.
5384
−3321

Answer: 2063

  1. 4 − 1 = 3
  2. 8 − 2 = 6
  3. 3 − 3 = 0
  4. 5 − 3 = 2
9.
6183
−4315

Answer: 1868

  1. 3 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 5 = 8
  2. 7 − 1 = 6
  3. 1 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 3 = 8
  4. 5 − 4 = 1
10.
9653
−9432

Answer: 221

  1. 3 − 2 = 1
  2. 5 − 3 = 2
  3. 6 − 4 = 2
  4. 9 − 9 = 0
11.
5403
−4770

Answer: 633

  1. 3 − 0 = 3
  2. 0 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 7 = 3
  3. 3 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 7 = 6
  4. 4 − 4 = 0
12.
7782
−2166

Answer: 5616

  1. 2 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 6 = 6
  2. 7 − 6 = 1
  3. 7 − 1 = 6
  4. 7 − 2 = 5
13.
6157
−2535

Answer: 3622

  1. 7 − 5 = 2
  2. 5 − 3 = 2
  3. 1 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 5 = 6
  4. 5 − 2 = 3
14.
5941
−2874

Answer: 3067

  1. 1 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 4 = 7
  2. 3 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 7 = 6
  3. 8 − 8 = 0
  4. 5 − 2 = 3
15.
5419
−3224

Answer: 2195

  1. 9 − 4 = 5
  2. 1 is less than 2: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 2 = 9
  3. 3 − 2 = 1
  4. 5 − 3 = 2
16.
3236
−2004

Answer: 1232

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