Part One
Lesson 4 – Subtraction
Exercise
1. Arrange vertically and subtract.
(1) 586 – 425
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(2) 465 – 179
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(3) 542 – 351
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(4) 754 – 287
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(5) 500 – 365
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(6) 502 – 307
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2. If 400 – 100 = 300, solve 477 – 177. Write three subtraction problems with the answer 200.
Ans: 477 – 177 = 200
Three subtraction problems with the answer 200:
400 – 200 = 200
625 – 425 = 200
991 – 791 = 200
3. Rajani buys a uniform worth ₹372 and a school bag worth ₹250. How much more does she spend on the uniform than on the bag?
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3 7 2 uniform
– 2 5 0 school bag
1 2 2
Rajani spend ₹122 more on the uniform
4. The answer to an addition is 915. One of the numbers is 427. Which is the other number?
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The other number is 488
5. The answer to an addition is 915. Choose any number smaller than 800 as one of the numbers. Find the other number.
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The other number is 300
6. Using the numbers 534 and 252, write a subtraction word problem and solve it.
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Problem : Ramesh had 534 marbles, he gave 252 marbles to Gopal. How many marbles were left with Ramesh?
282 marbles were left with Ramesh
Exercise
1. Subtract the following.
(1) 5600 – 2300
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(2) 5795 – 180
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(3) 2589 – 1354
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2. Arrange horizontally and subtract.
(1) 5555 – 2222
Ans: 5555 – 2222 = 3333
(2) 8740 – 3520
Ans: 8740 – 3520 = 5220
(3) 9586 – 432
Ans: 9586 – 432 = 9154
(4) 3256 – 24
Ans: 3256 – 24 = 3232
3. If 5000 – 2000 = 3000, then 5888 – 2888 = ?
Ans: 5888 – 2888 = 3000
4. Write three subtraction problems with the answer 2000.
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6000 – 4000 = 2000
3255 – 1255 = 2000
8000 – 6000 = 2000
5. Using the words ‘literate’ and ‘illiterate’ and the numbers 4765 and 2142, write a subtraction problem and solve it.
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Problem : In a village in Mysore there are 4765 people. There are 2142 illiterate people. How many literate people are there in the village?
4 7 6 5 people
– 2 1 4 2 illiterate
2 6 2 3 literate
2623 literate people are there in the village
6. Whose subtraction is correct? Why?
Ans: Kunda is correct. As he is using the right-to-left method of subtraction. Subtraction always starts from the units column (place) on the right and then moves further to the left in tens, hundreds, and thousands.
Exercise
1. Subtract.
(1) 4215 – 2649
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(2) 7123 – 5784
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(3) 3014 – 2527
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(4) 6325 – 758
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2. Arrange vertically and subtract.
(1) 3245 – 1127
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(2) 6007 – 2345
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(3) 6037 – 4043
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(4) 4752 – 2384
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(5) 4004 – 3156
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(6) 8042 – 3129
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(7) 6524 – 2656
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(8) 5305 – 2169
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(9) 6052 – 2763
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(10) 8235 – 4192
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(11) 4000 – 3999
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(12) 8020 – 5432
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Exercise
1. Subtract.
(1) 17432 – 14321
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(2) 34567 – 13256
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(3) 59325 – 37124
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(4) 38976 – 27405
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2. Arrange vertically and subtract.
(1) 13908 – 2705
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(2) 23457 – 346
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(3) 85679 – 74056
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(4) 69876 – 54321
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Exercise
(1) 42715 – 21618
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(2) 56824 – 32465
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(3) 78235 – 43759
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(4) 34429 – 15219
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(5) 50709 – 32815
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(6) 67000 – 38765
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(7) 50000 – 35000
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(8) 84540 – 24899
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(9) 70000 – 19075
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Exercise
Add and subtract the following pairs of numbers orally, using your own methods. If your friend’s method is different, try to understand it.
(1) 90, 50
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90 + 50 = 140
90 – 50 = 40
(2) 35, 65
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65 + 35 = 100
65 – 35 = 30
(3) 47, 23
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47 + 23 = 70
47 – 23 = 24
(4) 16, 74
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74 + 16 = 90
74 – 16 = 58
(5) 70, 38
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70 + 38 = 108
70 – 38 = 32