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Place Value Subtraction

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Place Value Subtraction

Choose the Correct Difference

1.What is 7,402 − 3,685?
  • 3,717
  • 3,827
  • 4,717
  • 3,807
2.Work out 12,000 − 8,739.
  • 3,261
  • 4,261
  • 3,371
  • 4,371
3.Using place value, calculate 6,315 − 2,847.
  • 3,468
  • 3,578
  • 4,468
  • 3,568
4.Round each number to the nearest hundred, then estimate 9,261 − 5,438.
  • 3,800
  • 3,900
  • 3,700
  • 4,000

Calculate and Show Your Thinking

5.Use a vertical-column method to calculate 5,306 − 1,879. Show your working.
6.Partition 8,204 and 3,657 by place value, then use your partitions to find 8,204 − 3,657.
7.Make a place-value sketch to model 6,000 − 2,735, then write the subtraction sentence and its answer.
Space for a place-value sketch
8.Find 4,582 − 2,796, then check your result by adding the difference to 2,796. Show both calculations.
9.A community garden has a fundraising target of $8,400. So far, $5,275 has been raised. How much more is needed to reach the target? Show your subtraction and give an estimate by rounding both amounts to the nearest hundred.

2 printable pages

  • Place Value Subtraction, page 1 of 2: Choose the Correct Difference, Calculate and Show Your Thinking

    Page 1

  • Place Value Subtraction, page 2 of 2: 7. Make a place-value sketch to model 6,000 − 2,735, then write the subtraction sentence…

    Page 2

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