Subtraction patterns over increasing place values
Learn with an example
🎯 Complete the pattern:
9 − ____ = 5
90 − ____ = 50
900 − ____ = 500
9,000 − ____ = 5,000
Find the first missing number:
9 ones − 4 ones = 5 ones
9 − 4 = 5
Now complete the pattern:
9 tens − 4 tens = 5 tens
90 − 40 = 50
9 hundreds − 4 hundreds = 5 hundreds
900 − 400 = 500
9 thousands − 4 thousands = 5 thousands
9,000 − 4,000 = 5,000
🎯 Complete the pattern:
____− 5 = 4
____− 50 = 40
____− 500 = 400
____− 5,000 = 4,000
Find the first missing number:
9 ones − 5 ones = 4 ones
9 − 5 = 4
Now complete the pattern:
9 tens − 5 tens = 4 tens
90 − 50 = 40
9 hundreds − 5 hundreds = 4 hundreds
900 − 500 = 400
9 thousands − 5 thousands = 4 thousands
9,000 − 5,000 = 4,000
🔥Complete the pattern:
____ – 6 = 3
____ – 60 = 30
____ – 600 = 300
____ – 6,000 = 3,000
Find the first missing number:
9 ones − 6 ones = 3 ones
9 − 6 = 3
Now complete the pattern:
9 tens − 6 tens = 3 tens
90 − 60 = 30
9 hundreds − 6 hundreds = 3 hundreds
900 − 600 = 300
9 thousands − 6 thousands = 3 thousands
9,000 − 6,000 = 3,000
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