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

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

Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.

1.
9160
−2270

Answer: 6890

  1. 0 − 0 = 0
  2. 6 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 7 = 9
  3. 0 is less than 2: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 2 = 8
  4. 8 − 2 = 6
2.
9928
−3980

Answer: 5948

  1. 8 − 0 = 8
  2. 2 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 8 = 4
  3. 8 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 18 − 9 = 9
  4. 8 − 3 = 5
3.
5765
−1459

Answer: 4306

  1. 5 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 9 = 6
  2. 5 − 5 = 0
  3. 7 − 4 = 3
  4. 5 − 1 = 4
4.
6983
−2675

Answer: 4308

  1. 3 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 5 = 8
  2. 7 − 7 = 0
  3. 9 − 6 = 3
  4. 6 − 2 = 4
5.
3286
−1848

Answer: 1438

  1. 6 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 8 = 8
  2. 7 − 4 = 3
  3. 2 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 8 = 4
  4. 2 − 1 = 1
6.
6886
−1095

Answer: 5791

  1. 6 − 5 = 1
  2. 8 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 18 − 9 = 9
  3. 7 − 0 = 7
  4. 6 − 1 = 5
7.
7912
−2361

Answer: 5551

  1. 2 − 1 = 1
  2. 1 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 6 = 5
  3. 8 − 3 = 5
  4. 7 − 2 = 5
8.
4777
−1916

Answer: 2861

  1. 7 − 6 = 1
  2. 7 − 1 = 6
  3. 7 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 17 − 9 = 8
  4. 3 − 1 = 2
9.
6382
−5848

Answer: 534

  1. 2 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 8 = 4
  2. 7 − 4 = 3
  3. 3 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 8 = 5
  4. 5 − 5 = 0
10.
6015
−4846

Answer: 1169

  1. 5 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 6 = 9
  2. 0 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 4 = 6
  3. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 8 = 1
  4. 5 − 4 = 1
11.
4327
−2323

Answer: 2004

  1. 7 − 3 = 4
  2. 2 − 2 = 0
  3. 3 − 3 = 0
  4. 4 − 2 = 2
12.
3244
−2573

Answer: 671

  1. 4 − 3 = 1
  2. 4 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 7 = 7
  3. 1 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 5 = 6
  4. 2 − 2 = 0
13.
9780
−3840

Answer: 5940

  1. 0 − 0 = 0
  2. 8 − 4 = 4
  3. 7 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 17 − 8 = 9
  4. 8 − 3 = 5
14.
7963
−6429

Answer: 1534

  1. 3 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 9 = 4
  2. 5 − 2 = 3
  3. 9 − 4 = 5
  4. 7 − 6 = 1
15.
2623
−1041

Answer: 1582

  1. 3 − 1 = 2
  2. 2 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 4 = 8
  3. 5 − 0 = 5
  4. 2 − 1 = 1
16.
7318
−6462

Answer: 856

  1. 8 − 2 = 6
  2. 1 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 6 = 5
  3. 2 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 4 = 8
  4. 6 − 6 = 0
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