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4th Grade Subtraction Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 2 — Answers

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4th Grade Subtraction Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 2 — Answers

Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.

1.
3698
−2183

Answer: 1515

  1. 8 − 3 = 5
  2. 9 − 8 = 1
  3. 6 − 1 = 5
  4. 3 − 2 = 1
2.
4493
−1551

Answer: 2942

  1. 3 − 1 = 2
  2. 9 − 5 = 4
  3. 4 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 5 = 9
  4. 3 − 1 = 2
3.
5738
−1630

Answer: 4108

  1. 8 − 0 = 8
  2. 3 − 3 = 0
  3. 7 − 6 = 1
  4. 5 − 1 = 4
4.
5251
−4106

Answer: 1145

  1. 1 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 6 = 5
  2. 4 − 0 = 4
  3. 2 − 1 = 1
  4. 5 − 4 = 1
5.
3021
−2142

Answer: 879

  1. 1 is less than 2: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 2 = 9
  2. 1 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 4 = 7
  3. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 1 = 8
  4. 2 − 2 = 0
6.
2457
−1832

Answer: 625

  1. 7 − 2 = 5
  2. 5 − 3 = 2
  3. 4 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 8 = 6
  4. 1 − 1 = 0
7.
6296
−3989

Answer: 2307

  1. 6 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 9 = 7
  2. 8 − 8 = 0
  3. 2 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 9 = 3
  4. 5 − 3 = 2
8.
6641
−2432

Answer: 4209

  1. 1 is less than 2: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 2 = 9
  2. 3 − 3 = 0
  3. 6 − 4 = 2
  4. 6 − 2 = 4
9.
6532
−2876

Answer: 3656

  1. 2 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 6 = 6
  2. 2 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 7 = 5
  3. 4 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 8 = 6
  4. 5 − 2 = 3
10.
6859
−2011

Answer: 4848

  1. 9 − 1 = 8
  2. 5 − 1 = 4
  3. 8 − 0 = 8
  4. 6 − 2 = 4
11.
9865
−8596

Answer: 1269

  1. 5 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 6 = 9
  2. 5 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 9 = 6
  3. 7 − 5 = 2
  4. 9 − 8 = 1
12.
5651
−4639

Answer: 1012

  1. 1 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 9 = 2
  2. 4 − 3 = 1
  3. 6 − 6 = 0
  4. 5 − 4 = 1
13.
9417
−7632

Answer: 1785

  1. 7 − 2 = 5
  2. 1 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 3 = 8
  3. 3 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 6 = 7
  4. 8 − 7 = 1
14.
7297
−7261

Answer: 36

  1. 7 − 1 = 6
  2. 9 − 6 = 3
  3. 2 − 2 = 0
  4. 7 − 7 = 0
15.
6104
−4944

Answer: 1160

  1. 4 − 4 = 0
  2. 0 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 4 = 6
  3. 0 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 9 = 1
  4. 5 − 4 = 1
16.
9933
−3513

Answer: 6420

  1. 3 − 3 = 0
  2. 3 − 1 = 2
  3. 9 − 5 = 4
  4. 9 − 3 = 6
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