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4th Grade Subtraction Worksheet — Getting Started — Answers

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4th Grade Subtraction Worksheet — Getting Started — Answers

Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.

1.
637
−188

Answer: 449

  1. 7 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 17 − 8 = 9
  2. 2 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 8 = 4
  3. 5 − 1 = 4
2.
522
−475

Answer: 47

  1. 2 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 5 = 7
  2. 1 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 7 = 4
  3. 4 − 4 = 0
3.
987
−307

Answer: 680

  1. 7 − 7 = 0
  2. 8 − 0 = 8
  3. 9 − 3 = 6
4.
244
−173

Answer: 71

  1. 4 − 3 = 1
  2. 4 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 7 = 7
  3. 1 − 1 = 0
5.
855
−121

Answer: 734

  1. 5 − 1 = 4
  2. 5 − 2 = 3
  3. 8 − 1 = 7
6.
794
−654

Answer: 140

  1. 4 − 4 = 0
  2. 9 − 5 = 4
  3. 7 − 6 = 1
7.
659
−479

Answer: 180

  1. 9 − 9 = 0
  2. 5 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 7 = 8
  3. 5 − 4 = 1
8.
484
−116

Answer: 368

  1. 4 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 6 = 8
  2. 7 − 1 = 6
  3. 4 − 1 = 3
9.
662
−418

Answer: 244

  1. 2 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 8 = 4
  2. 5 − 1 = 4
  3. 6 − 4 = 2
10.
947
−396

Answer: 551

  1. 7 − 6 = 1
  2. 4 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 9 = 5
  3. 8 − 3 = 5
11.
292
−252

Answer: 40

  1. 2 − 2 = 0
  2. 9 − 5 = 4
  3. 2 − 2 = 0
12.
620
−250

Answer: 370

  1. 0 − 0 = 0
  2. 2 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 5 = 7
  3. 5 − 2 = 3
13.
329
−166

Answer: 163

  1. 9 − 6 = 3
  2. 2 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 6 = 6
  3. 2 − 1 = 1
14.
371
−360

Answer: 11

  1. 1 − 0 = 1
  2. 7 − 6 = 1
  3. 3 − 3 = 0
15.
933
−634

Answer: 299

  1. 3 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 4 = 9
  2. 2 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 3 = 9
  3. 8 − 6 = 2
16.
312
−231

Answer: 81

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