Mathematics Grade 4
Subtraction 4-digit: Mental Math and Problem Solving
1. 8000 - ________ = 3300 2. ________ - 2800 = 4500
3. 9000 - _________ = 2000 4. 3300 - ________ = 2200
5. _________ - 3600 = 5000 6. 1900 - ________ = 1300
7. 7900 - _________ = 6200 8. ________ - 1300 = 7000
9. 6200 - _________ = 4400 10. 4900 - ________ = 3300
11. 1150 - _________ = 1000 12. 8850 - 1000 = ________
13. _________ - 1250 = 5000 14. ________- 3750 = 10 000
15. _________ is 80 less than 4000
16. _________ is 3000 less than 3 850
17. 2 666 is _________ less than 6 666
18. 7 350 is _________ less than 8 850
19. 2 200 is _________ less than 2 750
20. 9 236 is _________ less than 9 836
21. Subtract seven hundred and fifty from two thousand three hundred:
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22. Decrease three thousand by two hundred and fifty:
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23. The difference between six thousand two hundred, and three hundred and
twenty- five is:
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24. Three thousand and fifty minus one hundred and twenty-five is:
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Mathematics Grade 4
Subtraction 4-digit: Mental Math and Problem Solving
Read the following Word problems carefully before you answer.
Show all your steps:
Example: The Uniform shop ordered 1 250 shirts in total. 525 of these shirts
are for the Primary school, how many shirts have been ordered for the College?
Step 1: Open number sentence 1250 - 525 =
Step 2: Calculation 1250 - 525 = 725
Step 3: Answer in words The Uniform shop ordered 725 shirts for the
College.
Spar stocks two brands of Tomato sauce, Heinz and All Gold Tomato sauce. In total
Spar has 2 075 bottles of Tomato sauce in the storeroom, of which 950 bottles are
Heinz Tomato sauce. How many of the bottles are All Gold Tomato sauce?
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Sophie is saving for an iPad mini. She has saved R1 250,00 so far, but the iPad mini
costs R3 500,00. How much money should Sophie still save?
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A 4 m long piece of rope is cut into 3 equal pieces of 1,2 m each. How long is the piece
of rope that is left? Give your answer in both metres and millimetres.
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Mathematics Grade 4
MEMO:
1. 8000 - 4700 = 3300 2. 7300 - 2800 = 4500
3. 9000 - 7000 = 2000 4. 3300 - 1100 = 2200
5. 8600 - 3600 = 5000 6. 1900 - 600 = 1300
7. 7900 - 1700 = 6200 8. 8300 - 1300 = 7000
9. 6200 - 1800 = 4400 10. 4900 - 1600 = 3300
11. 1150 - 150 = 1000 12. 8850 - 1000 = 7850
13. 6250 - 1250 = 5000 14. 13750- 3750 = 10 000
15. 3920 is 80 less than 4000
16. 850 is 3000 less than 3 850
17. 2 666 is 4000 less than 6 666
18. 7 350 is 1500 less than 8 850
19. 2 200 is 550 less than 2 750
20. 9 236 is 500 less than 9 836
21. Subtract seven hundred and fifty from two thousand three
hundred: 2300 - 750 = 1550
22. Decrease three thousand by two hundred and fifty:
3000 - 250 = 2750
23. The difference between six thousand two hundred and three hundred and twenty- five
is: 6200 - 325 = 5875
24. Three thousand and fifty minus one hundred and twenty-five is:
3050 - 125 = 2925
Spar stocks two brands of Tomato sauce, Heinz and All Gold Tomato sauce. In total Spar
has 2075 bottles of Tomato sauce in the storeroom, of which 950 bottles are Heinz Tomato
sauce. How many of the bottles are All Gold Tomato sauce?
2075 - 950 = _______
2075—950 = 1125
There are 1125 bottles of All Gold Tomato sauce in the storeroom.
Sophie is saving for iPad mini. She has saved R1 250,00 so far, but the iPad mini costs R3
500,00. How much money must Sophie still save?
R3 500 - R1 250 = __________
R3 500 - R1 250 = R2 250
Sophie still has to save R2 250,00
A 4 m long piece of rope is cut into 3 equal pieces of 1,2 m each. How long is the piece of
rope that is left? Give your answer in both metres and millimetres.
4m - (1,2m + 1,2m + 1,2m) = ____________ (This can also be broken up into two sepa-
rate sums)
1 200 mm + 1 200 mm + 1 200 mm = 3 600 mm (or 1200mm x 3)
4 000 mm - 3 600 mm = ____________
4 000 mm - 3 600 mm = 400 mm or 0.4 m
The piece of rope that is left is 400 mm or 0,4 m long.
Quick tip: Always convert to mm and do all
the calculations. Then convert back to m, if
the answer should be given in metres.
