Subtract 4-digit numbers using column subtraction
I can subtract two 4-digit numbers using column subtraction, regrouping hundreds, tens and ones.
Subtract 4-digit numbers using column subtraction
I can subtract two 4-digit numbers using column subtraction, regrouping hundreds, tens and ones.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Column subtraction can be used to subtract 4-digit numbers.
- Work from the ones column on the right so that regrouping can be represented.
- If the tens value of the subtrahend is greater than the tens value of the minuend, regroup 1 hundred as 10 tens.
- If the hundreds value of the subtrahend is greater than the hundreds of the minuend, regroup 1 thousand as 10 hundreds.
Common misconception
Trying to subtract 3 from 2 for example without regrouping and seeing the difference as 1
Continually acknowledge the whole and the parts in each 'column' so that children know what we have and what is being subtracted.
Keywords
Column subtraction - Column subtraction is a way of subtracting numbers by writing a number below another.
Regrouping - The process of unitising and exchanging between place values is known as regrouping.
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