Place Value Subtraction

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📚 Part 1: Multiple Choice

1. What is 6,305 − 2,478?

3,827

4,173

3,817

3,937

2. What is 10,000 − 7,456?

2,454

2,544

3,456

2,554

3. Using place value, what is 5,624 − 3,179?

2,445

2,355

1,445

2,545

4. Estimate 8,743 − 5,289 to the nearest hundred. Which estimate is best?

3,400

3,500

3,200

3,000

✏️ Part 2: Short Answers & Working

5. Do a vertical-column subtraction. Show your working:

4201 − 1,387 = _______

6. Use place-value partitioning (thousands, hundreds, tens, ones) to subtract. Show each part:

7,302 − 4,586 = _______

7. Draw a quick PV house or base‑10 sketch to model this subtraction, then write the number sentence:

5,000 − 2,678 = _______

8. Check this subtraction by using the inverse (addition). Show the addition to prove your answer:

3,914 − 1,765 = _______

9. Context problem (use NZ dollars). A school fundraiser needed $7,650. They had already raised $4,213. How much more money do they need? Show your working and an estimate to check your answer.

Final answer: $_______

Quick estimate (to nearest hundred): $_______

10. Reflect and explain (use both te reo Māori and English): I pēhea taku whakamahi i te whakarite wāhi (place value) kia angitū ai taku tango? / How did I use place value to help with my subtraction?