Column Subtraction Worksheets: 4-Digit Numbers

Four-digit column subtraction is the Year 4 written method for subtraction, with exchanges possible in every column.

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Column Subtraction

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Use column subtraction. Exchange when you need to.

1.7461−2606
2.8625−6070
3.2288−1364
4.1457−1086
5.2181−1947
6.7775−2222
7.9290−8953
8.8325−6925
9.4684−2640
10.6445−5211
11.6713−5032
12.8841−1247
13.5117−1356
14.8235−5902
15.6732−1499
16.9874−2713
17.8511−3222
18.8303−6502
19.1583−1161
20.7961−4762
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Answer keyColumn Subtraction

Use column subtraction. Exchange when you need to.

1.7461−26064855
2.8625−60702555
3.2288−1364924
4.1457−1086371
5.2181−1947234
6.7775−22225553
7.9290−8953337
8.8325−69251400
9.4684−26402044
10.6445−52111234
11.6713−50321681
12.8841−12477594
13.5117−13563761
14.8235−59022333
15.6732−14995233
16.9874−27137161
17.8511−32225289
18.8303−65021801
19.1583−1161422
20.7961−47623199
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What's on this worksheet

Two four-digit numbers in columns, with the larger number first. Each sheet comes with an answer key on a separate page.

Teaching tips

  • Work from the ones column to the left and finish each exchange before moving on.
  • Use the inverse to check: answer + smaller number = larger number.

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National Curriculum: Year 4: add and subtract numbers with up to 4 digits using the formal written methods of columnar addition and subtraction.