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

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

Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.

1.
9219
−4185

Answer: 5034

  1. 9 − 5 = 4
  2. 1 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 8 = 3
  3. 1 − 1 = 0
  4. 9 − 4 = 5
2.
3629
−1757

Answer: 1872

  1. 9 − 7 = 2
  2. 2 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 5 = 7
  3. 5 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 7 = 8
  4. 2 − 1 = 1
3.
8346
−2261

Answer: 6085

  1. 6 − 1 = 5
  2. 4 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 6 = 8
  3. 2 − 2 = 0
  4. 8 − 2 = 6
4.
6151
−3208

Answer: 2943

  1. 1 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 8 = 3
  2. 4 − 0 = 4
  3. 1 is less than 2: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 2 = 9
  4. 5 − 3 = 2
5.
3072
−2874

Answer: 198

  1. 2 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 4 = 8
  2. 6 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 7 = 9
  3. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 8 = 1
  4. 2 − 2 = 0
6.
4569
−2627

Answer: 1942

  1. 9 − 7 = 2
  2. 6 − 2 = 4
  3. 5 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 6 = 9
  4. 3 − 2 = 1
7.
8831
−5999

Answer: 2832

  1. 1 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 9 = 2
  2. 2 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 9 = 3
  3. 7 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 17 − 9 = 8
  4. 7 − 5 = 2
8.
4979
−3188

Answer: 1791

  1. 9 − 8 = 1
  2. 7 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 17 − 8 = 9
  3. 8 − 1 = 7
  4. 4 − 3 = 1
9.
9931
−2940

Answer: 6991

  1. 1 − 0 = 1
  2. 3 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 4 = 9
  3. 8 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 18 − 9 = 9
  4. 8 − 2 = 6
10.
3175
−1646

Answer: 1529

  1. 5 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 6 = 9
  2. 6 − 4 = 2
  3. 1 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 6 = 5
  4. 2 − 1 = 1
11.
9035
−4295

Answer: 4740

  1. 5 − 5 = 0
  2. 3 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 9 = 4
  3. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 2 = 7
  4. 8 − 4 = 4
12.
9046
−2202

Answer: 6844

  1. 6 − 2 = 4
  2. 4 − 0 = 4
  3. 0 is less than 2: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 2 = 8
  4. 8 − 2 = 6
13.
6788
−6018

Answer: 770

  1. 8 − 8 = 0
  2. 8 − 1 = 7
  3. 7 − 0 = 7
  4. 6 − 6 = 0
14.
6401
−4045

Answer: 2356

  1. 1 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 5 = 6
  2. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 4 = 5
  3. 3 − 0 = 3
  4. 6 − 4 = 2
15.
8637
−5920

Answer: 2717

  1. 7 − 0 = 7
  2. 3 − 2 = 1
  3. 6 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 9 = 7
  4. 7 − 5 = 2
16.
5475
−3185

Answer: 2290

  1. 5 − 5 = 0
  2. 7 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 17 − 8 = 9
  3. 3 − 1 = 2
  4. 5 − 3 = 2
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