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Place Value Subtraction Partitioning
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Place Value Subtraction Partitioning
Partition each number by place value. Show your working for subtraction problems and write answers in the spaces provided.
Partitioning Numbers
1.Write 5,638 as thousands + hundreds + tens + ones.
2.Write 2,407 as thousands + hundreds + tens + ones.
3.Write 8,091 as thousands + hundreds + tens + ones.
4.Which expression correctly partitions 6,030 into thousands, hundreds, tens and ones? Choose the expression that shows all four place-value terms, including zeros.
- 6,000 + 0 + 30 + 0
- 600 + 0 + 30 + 0
- 6,000 + 300 + 0 + 0
- 6,000 + 30
Subtract by Partitioning
5.Solve 6,480 − 2,130 by partitioning. Show the parts you subtract and combine.
6.Use place value partitioning to calculate 8,216 − 3,104. Show your working.
7.Calculate 7,032 − 2,468 using partitioning. Regroup where needed and show your working.
8.A learner works out 5,631 − 2,247 by subtracting each digit place without regrouping and gets 3,414. Is the answer correct? Explain the mistake and give the correct difference.
Subtraction in Context
9.A community centre printed 7,825 event flyers. It handed out 3,416 flyers. How many flyers remain? Use partitioning and show your working.
10.In your own words, explain one way partitioning can help you subtract two four-digit numbers.
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