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4th Grade Subtraction Worksheet — Getting Started — Practice Set 3 — Answers

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4th Grade Subtraction Worksheet — Getting Started — Practice Set 3 — Answers

Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.

1.
879
−588

Answer: 291

  1. 9 − 8 = 1
  2. 7 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 17 − 8 = 9
  3. 7 − 5 = 2
2.
885
−685

Answer: 200

  1. 5 − 5 = 0
  2. 8 − 8 = 0
  3. 8 − 6 = 2
3.
527
−264

Answer: 263

  1. 7 − 4 = 3
  2. 2 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 6 = 6
  3. 4 − 2 = 2
4.
244
−236

Answer: 8

  1. 4 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 6 = 8
  2. 3 − 3 = 0
  3. 2 − 2 = 0
5.
332
−206

Answer: 126

  1. 2 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 6 = 6
  2. 2 − 0 = 2
  3. 3 − 2 = 1
6.
268
−148

Answer: 120

  1. 8 − 8 = 0
  2. 6 − 4 = 2
  3. 2 − 1 = 1
7.
450
−254

Answer: 196

  1. 0 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 4 = 6
  2. 4 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 5 = 9
  3. 3 − 2 = 1
8.
911
−628

Answer: 283

  1. 1 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 8 = 3
  2. 0 is less than 2: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 2 = 8
  3. 8 − 6 = 2
9.
856
−723

Answer: 133

  1. 6 − 3 = 3
  2. 5 − 2 = 3
  3. 8 − 7 = 1
10.
844
−111

Answer: 733

  1. 4 − 1 = 3
  2. 4 − 1 = 3
  3. 8 − 1 = 7
11.
492
−260

Answer: 232

  1. 2 − 0 = 2
  2. 9 − 6 = 3
  3. 4 − 2 = 2
12.
382
−270

Answer: 112

  1. 2 − 0 = 2
  2. 8 − 7 = 1
  3. 3 − 2 = 1
13.
312
−205

Answer: 107

  1. 2 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 5 = 7
  2. 0 − 0 = 0
  3. 3 − 2 = 1
14.
943
−826

Answer: 117

  1. 3 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 6 = 7
  2. 3 − 2 = 1
  3. 9 − 8 = 1
15.
384
−330

Answer: 54

  1. 4 − 0 = 4
  2. 8 − 3 = 5
  3. 3 − 3 = 0
16.
275
−273

Answer: 2

  1. 5 − 3 = 2
  2. 7 − 7 = 0
  3. 2 − 2 = 0
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