4-Digit Subtraction Worksheet with 24 Problems for Math Practice

Let’s solve each subtraction problem step by step. We’ll go one at a time, making sure we borrow correctly when needed.

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1) 5075 – 2314

Start from the right:

- Ones: 5 – 4 = 1
- Tens: 7 – 1 = 6
- Hundreds: 0 – 3 → can’t do! Borrow from thousands.
- Thousands: 5 becomes 4
- Hundreds: 0 becomes 10 → now 10 – 3 = 7
- Thousands: 4 – 2 = 2

✔ Answer: 2761

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2) 6752 – 3827

Ones: 2 – 7 → borrow → 12 – 7 = 5
Tens: 5 became 4 → 4 – 2 = 2
Hundreds: 7 – 8 → borrow → 17 – 8 = 9
Thousands: 6 became 5 → 5 – 3 = 2

✔ Answer: 2925

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3) 4295 – 3079

Ones: 5 – 9 → borrow → 15 – 9 = 6
Tens: 9 became 8 → 8 – 7 = 1
Hundreds: 2 – 0 = 2
Thousands: 4 – 3 = 1

✔ Answer: 1216

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4) 3426 – 2239

Ones: 6 – 9 → borrow → 16 – 9 = 7
Tens: 2 became 1 → 1 – 3 → borrow → 11 – 3 = 8
Hundreds: 4 became 3 → 3 – 2 = 1
Thousands: 3 – 2 = 1

✔ Answer: 1187

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5) 8721 – 5376

Ones: 1 – 6 → borrow → 11 – 6 = 5
Tens: 2 became 1 → 1 – 7 → borrow → 11 – 7 = 4
Hundreds: 7 became 6 → 6 – 3 = 3
Thousands: 8 – 5 = 3

✔ Answer: 3345

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6) 9027 – 465

Write as 9027 – 0465 to line up digits.

Ones: 7 – 5 = 2
Tens: 2 – 6 → borrow → 12 – 6 = 6
Hundreds: 0 became 9 (after borrowing from thousands) → 9 – 4 = 5
Thousands: 9 became 8 → 8 – 0 = 8

Wait — let’s redo carefully:

Actually, 9027 – 465:

Align:

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9027
- 465
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Ones: 7 – 5 = 2
Tens: 2 – 6 → borrow from hundreds → but hundreds is 0 → so borrow from thousands.

Thousands: 9 → 8
Hundreds: 0 → 10 → then lend to tens → becomes 9
Tens: 2 → 12 → 12 – 6 = 6
Hundreds: 9 – 4 = 5
Thousands: 8 – 0 = 8

✔ Answer: 8562

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7) 6538 – 1865

Ones: 8 – 5 = 3
Tens: 3 – 6 → borrow → 13 – 6 = 7
Hundreds: 5 became 4 → 4 – 8 → borrow → 14 – 8 = 6
Thousands: 6 became 5 → 5 – 1 = 4

✔ Answer: 4673

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8) 7560 – 2634

Ones: 0 – 4 → borrow → 10 – 4 = 6
Tens: 6 became 5 → 5 – 3 = 2
Hundreds: 5 – 6 → borrow → 15 – 6 = 9
Thousands: 7 became 6 → 6 – 2 = 4

✔ Answer: 4926

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9) 5368 – 947

Align:

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5368
- 947
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Ones: 8 – 7 = 1
Tens: 6 – 4 = 2
Hundreds: 3 – 9 → borrow → 13 – 9 = 4
Thousands: 5 became 4 → 4 – 0 = 4

✔ Answer: 4421

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10) 7135 – 2864

Ones: 5 – 4 = 1
Tens: 3 – 6 → borrow → 13 – 6 = 7
Hundreds: 1 became 0 → 0 – 8 → borrow → 10 – 8 = 2
Thousands: 7 became 6 → 6 – 2 = 4

✔ Answer: 4271

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11) 8656 – 6451

Ones: 6 – 1 = 5
Tens: 5 – 5 = 0
Hundreds: 6 – 4 = 2
Thousands: 8 – 6 = 2

✔ Answer: 2205

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12) 6057 – 3249

Ones: 7 – 9 → borrow → 17 – 9 = 8
Tens: 5 became 4 → 4 – 4 = 0
Hundreds: 0 – 2 → borrow → 10 – 2 = 8
Thousands: 6 became 5 → 5 – 3 = 2

✔ Answer: 2808

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13) 9526 – 6873

Ones: 6 – 3 = 3
Tens: 2 – 7 → borrow → 12 – 7 = 5
Hundreds: 5 became 4 → 4 – 8 → borrow → 14 – 8 = 6
Thousands: 9 became 8 → 8 – 6 = 2

✔ Answer: 2653

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14) 4038 – 2574

Ones: 8 – 4 = 4
Tens: 3 – 7 → borrow → 13 – 7 = 6
Hundreds: 0 became 9 (borrowed from thousands) → 9 – 5 = 4
Thousands: 4 became 3 → 3 – 2 = 1

✔ Answer: 1464

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15) 8510 – 3037

Ones: 0 – 7 → borrow → 10 – 7 = 3
Tens: 1 became 0 → 0 – 3 → borrow → 10 – 3 = 7
Hundreds: 5 became 4 → 4 – 0 = 4
Thousands: 8 – 3 = 5

✔ Answer: 5473

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16) 6624 – 1953

Ones: 4 – 3 = 1
Tens: 2 – 5 → borrow → 12 – 5 = 7
Hundreds: 6 became 5 → 5 – 9 → borrow → 15 – 9 = 6
Thousands: 6 became 5 → 5 – 1 = 4

✔ Answer: 4671

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17) 3876 – 3526

Ones: 6 – 6 = 0
Tens: 7 – 2 = 5
Hundreds: 8 – 5 = 3
Thousands: 3 – 3 = 0 → don’t write leading zero

✔ Answer: 350

Wait — that’s wrong! Let’s check:

3876 – 3526:

Ones: 6–6=0
Tens: 7–2=5
Hundreds: 8–5=3
Thousands: 3–3=0 → so it’s 350? But 3876 – 3526 should be 350? Actually yes!

But wait — 3876 – 3526 = 350? Let me verify:

3526 + 350 = 3876 → YES!

✔ Answer: 350

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18) 2186 – 593

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2186
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Ones: 6 – 3 = 3
Tens: 8 – 9 → borrow → 18 – 9 = 9
Hundreds: 1 became 0 → 0 – 5 → borrow → 10 – 5 = 5
Thousands: 2 became 1 → 1 – 0 = 1

✔ Answer: 1593

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19) 6849 – 4291

Ones: 9 – 1 = 8
Tens: 4 – 9 → borrow → 14 – 9 = 5
Hundreds: 8 became 7 → 7 – 2 = 5
Thousands: 6 – 4 = 2

✔ Answer: 2558

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20) 6158 – 3763

Ones: 8 – 3 = 5
Tens: 5 – 6 → borrow → 15 – 6 = 9
Hundreds: 1 became 0 → 0 – 7 → borrow → 10 – 7 = 3
Thousands: 6 became 5 → 5 – 3 = 2

✔ Answer: 2395

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21) 8527 – 375

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8527
- 375
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Ones: 7 – 5 = 2
Tens: 2 – 7 → borrow → 12 – 7 = 5
Hundreds: 5 became 4 → 4 – 3 = 1
Thousands: 8 – 0 = 8

✔ Answer: 8152

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22) 4019 – 3746

Ones: 9 – 6 = 3
Tens: 1 – 4 → borrow → 11 – 4 = 7
Hundreds: 0 became 9 (borrowed from thousands) → 9 – 7 = 2
Thousands: 4 became 3 → 3 – 3 = 0

So answer is 273? Wait — let’s check:

Actually:

After borrowing:

Thousands: 4 → 3
Hundreds: 0 → 10 → then lend to tens → becomes 9
Tens: 1 → 11 → minus 4 = 7
Hundreds: 9 – 7 = 2
Thousands: 3 – 3 = 0

So number is 0273 → which is 273

Check: 3746 + 273 = 4019 → YES!

✔ Answer: 273

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23) 7800 – 1786

Ones: 0 – 6 → borrow → 10 – 6 = 4
Tens: 0 became 9 (after borrowing from hundreds) → 9 – 8 = 1
Hundreds: 8 became 7 → 7 – 7 = 0
Thousands: 7 – 1 = 6

Wait — let’s do step by step:

7800
-1786
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Ones: 0 < 6 → borrow from tens → but tens is 0 → so borrow from hundreds.

Hundreds is 8 → becomes 7
Tens become 10 → then lend to ones → tens become 9, ones become 10

Now:

Ones: 10 – 6 = 4
Tens: 9 – 8 = 1
Hundreds: 7 – 7 = 0
Thousands: 7 – 1 = 6

✔ Answer: 6014

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24) 9634 – 2951

Ones: 4 – 1 = 3
Tens: 3 – 5 → borrow → 13 – 5 = 8
Hundreds: 6 became 5 → 5 – 9 → borrow → 15 – 9 = 6
Thousands: 9 became 8 → 8 – 2 = 6

✔ Answer: 6683

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Final Answers:

1) 2761
2) 2925
3) 1216
4) 1187
5) 3345
6) 8562
7) 4673
8) 4926
9) 4421
10) 4271
11) 2205
12) 2808
13) 2653
14) 1464
15) 5473
16) 4671
17) 350
18) 1593
19) 2558
20) 2395
21) 8152
22) 273
23) 6014
24) 6683

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Final Answer:
1) 2761
2) 2925
3) 1216
4) 1187
5) 3345
6) 8562
7) 4673
8) 4926
9) 4421
10) 4271
11) 2205
12) 2808
13) 2653
14) 1464
15) 5473
16) 4671
17) 350
18) 1593
19) 2558
20) 2395
21) 8152
22) 273
23) 6014
24) 6683