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Subtract Four-Digit Numbers is a free printable Grade 4 maths worksheet on the standard algorithm with exchange, aligned to Common Core standard 4.NBT.B.4. It prints 12 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Subtract Four-Digit Numbers

4.NBT.B.4

NameDate

Work out each answer.

1.7744 − 6436 =
2.9590 − 3471 =
3.7403 − 1538 =
4.9234 − 9176 =
5.9045 − 1217 =
6.6010 − 1871 =
7.7571 − 3257 =
8.5551 − 3824 =
9.9407 − 1339 =
10.4071 − 3197 =
11.7984 − 4347 =
12.9815 − 9489 =

LessonPrint · 4.NBT.B.4 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Subtract Four-Digit Numbers

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1308
  2. 2.6119
  3. 3.5865
  4. 4.58
  5. 5.7828
  6. 6.4139
  7. 7.4314
  8. 8.1727
  9. 9.8068
  10. 10.874
  11. 11.3637
  12. 12.326

Questions about Subtract Four-Digit Numbers

What does the Subtract Four-Digit Numbers worksheet cover?

It practises the standard algorithm with exchange — 12 questions for Grade 4, all on Common Core 4.NBT.B.4: Add and subtract large numbers using the standard method. The instruction to pupils is “Work out each answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Subtract Four-Digit Numbers practise?

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.4.NBT.B.4 — 4.NBT.B.4, in the Number & Operations in Base Ten domain for Grade 4. The published standard reads: “Fluently add and subtract multi-digit whole numbers using the standard algorithm.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Subtract Four-Digit Numbers is written for Grade 4, typically ages 9-10. It is one of the sheets on 4.NBT.B.4, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Subtract Four-Digit Numbers come with an answer key?

Yes. All 12 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.

How many different versions of Subtract Four-Digit Numbers can I print?

25 — one per pupil, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.

Is Subtract Four-Digit Numbers free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Subtract Four-Digit Numbers, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.

More practice for 4.NBT.B.4

Add and subtract large numbers using the standard method.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 4.NBT.B.4 of the Common Core State Standards for mathematics.