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

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

Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.

1.
7017
−6902

Answer: 115

  1. 7 − 2 = 5
  2. 1 − 0 = 1
  3. 0 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 9 = 1
  4. 6 − 6 = 0
2.
3474
−2743

Answer: 731

  1. 4 − 3 = 1
  2. 7 − 4 = 3
  3. 4 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 7 = 7
  4. 2 − 2 = 0
3.
8861
−1937

Answer: 6924

  1. 1 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 7 = 4
  2. 5 − 3 = 2
  3. 8 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 18 − 9 = 9
  4. 7 − 1 = 6
4.
5511
−5493

Answer: 18

  1. 1 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 3 = 8
  2. 0 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 9 = 1
  3. 4 − 4 = 0
  4. 5 − 5 = 0
5.
5322
−1081

Answer: 4241

  1. 2 − 1 = 1
  2. 2 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 8 = 4
  3. 2 − 0 = 2
  4. 5 − 1 = 4
6.
6741
−1209

Answer: 5532

  1. 1 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 9 = 2
  2. 3 − 0 = 3
  3. 7 − 2 = 5
  4. 6 − 1 = 5
7.
5559
−4708

Answer: 851

  1. 9 − 8 = 1
  2. 5 − 0 = 5
  3. 5 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 7 = 8
  4. 4 − 4 = 0
8.
7741
−1245

Answer: 6496

  1. 1 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 5 = 6
  2. 3 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 4 = 9
  3. 6 − 2 = 4
  4. 7 − 1 = 6
9.
2351
−1708

Answer: 643

  1. 1 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 8 = 3
  2. 4 − 0 = 4
  3. 3 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 7 = 6
  4. 1 − 1 = 0
10.
4886
−1568

Answer: 3318

  1. 6 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 8 = 8
  2. 7 − 6 = 1
  3. 8 − 5 = 3
  4. 4 − 1 = 3
11.
7716
−3030

Answer: 4686

  1. 6 − 0 = 6
  2. 1 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 3 = 8
  3. 6 − 0 = 6
  4. 7 − 3 = 4
12.
5730
−2546

Answer: 3184

  1. 0 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 6 = 4
  2. 2 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 4 = 8
  3. 6 − 5 = 1
  4. 5 − 2 = 3
13.
3832
−1346

Answer: 2486

  1. 2 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 6 = 6
  2. 2 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 4 = 8
  3. 7 − 3 = 4
  4. 3 − 1 = 2
14.
6687
−2129

Answer: 4558

  1. 7 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 17 − 9 = 8
  2. 7 − 2 = 5
  3. 6 − 1 = 5
  4. 6 − 2 = 4
15.
9503
−2173

Answer: 7330

  1. 3 − 3 = 0
  2. 0 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 7 = 3
  3. 4 − 1 = 3
  4. 9 − 2 = 7
16.
9099
−7795

Answer: 1304

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