Posts tagged as "subtraction"

Here is a maths worksheet that concentrates on practising subtraction of 3-digit numbers, using the standard, or efficient, written method. There are several things to look out for when subtracting, including: a. where each of the three digits on the bottom line are smaller than the 3 digits above them e.g. 987 654 This is [...]

By the end of year 3 children are expected to be able to subtract a single digit from any 2-digit number. Knowing the patterns involved can make this much easier and this worksheet looks at these patterns. The number sentence has three missing digits and children are asked to write a digit in each box [...]

Last week I published a page of addition with missing digits. This proved very popular and I have had several requests for something similar for subtraction; so here it is. The calculations have been laid out in the tradition, standard method of written subtraction, except that two of the digits are missing. It is not [...]

I have had several requests from people for another page of In Out tables, so here it is. Each table has a set rule. A number goes in, the rule is applied and a number comes out. Straightforward if you are given the number that goes in, but a little harder if you are given [...]

Whilst this worksheet appears to be very simple it is surprising how many children get into a bit of a muddle with such activities. A table is shown with a rule for completing it, such as ‘Add 34′. All that has to be done is complete the missing cells of the table following the rule. [...]

This is the second page of ‘quite hard’ subtraction questions for year 4, which should be answered using mental arithmetic methods, although many adults would struggle to reach the correct answers: they really are quite hard! Once again it shows that there are several possible ways to approach each question; the key is to choose [...]