Subtraction

9 – 4 = -4 Start at 9 = 5= 5 5 Number line Also using fingers at this stage

= = = 100 Square

There were 42 chocolates in the staff room at playtime. 27 of these were eaten by the staff. How many were left? Washing line

Mrs O’Neill counted 53 children on the adventure playground. Then 26 had to go and see Mr Shand. How many were left to play? Washing line

Round UP to a multiple of 10 Jump to the nearest multiple of =27 Washing line

Beginning Written Column Subtraction Decomposition or partitioning

Column Subtraction with exchange 83 26

1 Compact written method H T U T U Can you try this calculation using the compact written method: 283 – 196 =

Word Problems: Level 3 A pack of paper has 150 sheets. 4 children each take 7 sheets. How many sheets of paper are left in the packet? 2 marks

Fish £2.30Peas 35p Sausage £1.80Curry sauce 40p Chips (small bag) 60p Bread roll 30p Chips (large bag) 90p Pickled onion 28p These are some prices in a fish and chip shop. Alfie buys one fish, a large bag of chips and a pickled onion. How much does he pay? Megan buys a sausage and a bread roll. Chen buys a small bag of chips and a curry sauce. How much more does Megan pay than Chen? 2 marks 1 mark

Word Problems: Level 4 A bag of 5 lemons costs £1. A bag of 4 oranges costs £1.80. How much more does one orange cost than one lemon? 2 marks

A shop sells pairs of socks. 1 pair for £ pairs for £ pairs for £8. 50 Kirsty buys 1 pair of knee socks and 3 pairs of ankle socks. She pays with a £20 note. How much change does she get ? Amy spends £25.50 on trainer socks. How many pairs of trainer socks does she get? pairs 2 marks 1 mark

Word Problems: Level 5 A shop sells fruit. Chen buys 2 apples and 3 bananas. He pays £2.35. Megan buys 2 apples and 1 banana. She pays £1.25 How much does one banana cost? 2 marks

The area of a rugby pitch is 6,108 square metres. A football pitch measures 112 metres long and 82 metres wide. How much larger is the area of the football pitch than the area of the rugby pitch? 3 marks