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4th Grade Subtraction Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 2 — Answers

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4th Grade Subtraction Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 2 — Answers

Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.

1.
3418
−1981

Answer: 1437

  1. 8 − 1 = 7
  2. 1 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 8 = 3
  3. 3 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 9 = 4
  4. 2 − 1 = 1
2.
2563
−2170

Answer: 393

  1. 3 − 0 = 3
  2. 6 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 7 = 9
  3. 4 − 1 = 3
  4. 2 − 2 = 0
3.
5474
−4692

Answer: 782

  1. 4 − 2 = 2
  2. 7 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 17 − 9 = 8
  3. 3 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 6 = 7
  4. 4 − 4 = 0
4.
3435
−1475

Answer: 1960

  1. 5 − 5 = 0
  2. 3 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 7 = 6
  3. 3 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 4 = 9
  4. 2 − 1 = 1
5.
2469
−1516

Answer: 953

  1. 9 − 6 = 3
  2. 6 − 1 = 5
  3. 4 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 5 = 9
  4. 1 − 1 = 0
6.
4473
−4417

Answer: 56

  1. 3 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 7 = 6
  2. 6 − 1 = 5
  3. 4 − 4 = 0
  4. 4 − 4 = 0
7.
2671
−1488

Answer: 1183

  1. 1 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 8 = 3
  2. 6 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 8 = 8
  3. 5 − 4 = 1
  4. 2 − 1 = 1
8.
5353
−5225

Answer: 128

  1. 3 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 5 = 8
  2. 4 − 2 = 2
  3. 3 − 2 = 1
  4. 5 − 5 = 0
9.
6192
−2536

Answer: 3656

  1. 2 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 6 = 6
  2. 8 − 3 = 5
  3. 1 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 5 = 6
  4. 5 − 2 = 3
10.
6152
−3943

Answer: 2209

  1. 2 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 3 = 9
  2. 4 − 4 = 0
  3. 1 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 9 = 2
  4. 5 − 3 = 2
11.
4772
−3352

Answer: 1420

  1. 2 − 2 = 0
  2. 7 − 5 = 2
  3. 7 − 3 = 4
  4. 4 − 3 = 1
12.
7582
−4530

Answer: 3052

  1. 2 − 0 = 2
  2. 8 − 3 = 5
  3. 5 − 5 = 0
  4. 7 − 4 = 3
13.
2307
−1684

Answer: 623

  1. 7 − 4 = 3
  2. 0 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 8 = 2
  3. 2 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 6 = 6
  4. 1 − 1 = 0
14.
9610
−1826

Answer: 7784

  1. 0 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 6 = 4
  2. 0 is less than 2: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 2 = 8
  3. 5 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 8 = 7
  4. 8 − 1 = 7
15.
2251
−1529

Answer: 722

  1. 1 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 9 = 2
  2. 4 − 2 = 2
  3. 2 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 5 = 7
  4. 1 − 1 = 0
16.
4835
−1189

Answer: 3646

  1. 5 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 9 = 6
  2. 2 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 8 = 4
  3. 7 − 1 = 6
  4. 4 − 1 = 3
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