Year 4 - Maths
Review identifying the minuend and subtrahend in column subtraction
Review of column addition and subtraction
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Unit Summary
In this unit pupils will revisit column addition with regrouping and column subtraction with exchanging to solve problems.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to identify the minuend and subtrahend in column subtraction.
Key Notes
- The minuend and subtrahend are written in columns with the same value digits in the same column.
- The subtrahend is written beneath the minuend.
- The difference is recorded beneath the subtrahend.
Vocabulary To Learn
- Minuend: The minuend is the number being subtracted from.
- Subtrahend: A subtrahend is a number subtracted from another.
- Difference: The difference is the result after subtracting one number from another.
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils may confuse column subtraction and column addition, and forget where the whole appears in both.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Solve this in steps: explain the method from this lesson and why each step matters.
The minuend and subtrahend are written in columns with the same value digits in the same column. The subtrahend is written beneath the minuend.
2. Use this key word in a maths sentence and explain it clearly. 'Minuend'
The minuend is the number being subtracted from. Use this word when showing your method, then check your final answer is reasonable.
3. Spot and fix this common maths mistake.
Mistake: Pupils may confuse column subtraction and column addition, and forget where the whole appears in both. Correction: Emphasise starting with the whole. The minuend appears first in column subtraction. One part (the subtrahend) is subtracted and the difference appears beneath this.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Decide on the most efficient subtraction strategy, including column subtraction Study Guide
- Review adding 2-digit numbers using column addition without regrouping Study Guide
- Review adding 3-digit numbers using column addition without regrouping Study Guide
- Review and use knowledge of place value to correctly lay out column addition Study Guide
- Review column addition and identify the addends and sum Study Guide
- Review using column addition to add 2- and 3-digit numbers by regrouping ones Study Guide
- Review using column addition to add 2- and 3-digit numbers by regrouping tens Study Guide
- Review using column addition with regrouping in the ones and tens columns Study Guide
- Review using column subtraction to subtract without regrouping Study Guide
- Review using column subtraction with regrouping from hundreds to tens Study Guide
- Review using column subtraction with regrouping from tens to ones Study Guide
- Review using known facts and strategies to accurately and efficiently use and check column addition Study Guide
- Use column addition to solve problems in different contexts Study Guide
- Use knowledge of column addition to solve problems in a range of contexts Study Guide
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