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Year 4 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 3 — Answers

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Year 4 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 3 — Answers

Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.

1.
4596
−3435

Answer: 1161

  1. 6 − 5 = 1
  2. 9 − 3 = 6
  3. 5 − 4 = 1
  4. 4 − 3 = 1
2.
7641
−6083

Answer: 1558

  1. 1 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 3 = 8
  2. 3 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 8 = 5
  3. 5 − 0 = 5
  4. 7 − 6 = 1
3.
8611
−3880

Answer: 4731

  1. 1 − 0 = 1
  2. 1 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 8 = 3
  3. 5 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 8 = 7
  4. 7 − 3 = 4
4.
9927
−5686

Answer: 4241

  1. 7 − 6 = 1
  2. 2 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 8 = 4
  3. 8 − 6 = 2
  4. 9 − 5 = 4
5.
6961
−5575

Answer: 1386

  1. 1 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 5 = 6
  2. 5 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 7 = 8
  3. 8 − 5 = 3
  4. 6 − 5 = 1
6.
8887
−5532

Answer: 3355

  1. 7 − 2 = 5
  2. 8 − 3 = 5
  3. 8 − 5 = 3
  4. 8 − 5 = 3
7.
3993
−2971

Answer: 1022

  1. 3 − 1 = 2
  2. 9 − 7 = 2
  3. 9 − 9 = 0
  4. 3 − 2 = 1
8.
8770
−1017

Answer: 7753

  1. 0 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 7 = 3
  2. 6 − 1 = 5
  3. 7 − 0 = 7
  4. 8 − 1 = 7
9.
2913
−1842

Answer: 1071

  1. 3 − 2 = 1
  2. 1 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 4 = 7
  3. 8 − 8 = 0
  4. 2 − 1 = 1
10.
9400
−5522

Answer: 3878

  1. 0 is less than 2: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 2 = 8
  2. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 2 = 7
  3. 3 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 5 = 8
  4. 8 − 5 = 3
11.
6685
−2291

Answer: 4394

  1. 5 − 1 = 4
  2. 8 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 18 − 9 = 9
  3. 5 − 2 = 3
  4. 6 − 2 = 4
12.
6715
−4607

Answer: 2108

  1. 5 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 7 = 8
  2. 0 − 0 = 0
  3. 7 − 6 = 1
  4. 6 − 4 = 2
13.
8243
−3098

Answer: 5145

  1. 3 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 8 = 5
  2. 3 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 9 = 4
  3. 1 − 0 = 1
  4. 8 − 3 = 5
14.
9527
−7478

Answer: 2049

  1. 7 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 17 − 8 = 9
  2. 1 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 7 = 4
  3. 4 − 4 = 0
  4. 9 − 7 = 2
15.
8316
−1631

Answer: 6685

  1. 6 − 1 = 5
  2. 1 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 3 = 8
  3. 2 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 6 = 6
  4. 7 − 1 = 6
16.
5617
−4811

Answer: 806

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