Grade 4 - Progress in Mathematics

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Subtraction Concepts

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Subtraction has four different meanings.

Take Away

Mr. Wu displayed 12 Planet Search videogames.

He sold 9 of the games. How many Planet Search

games does he have left?

12 
 9  3

He has 3 Planet Search games left.

Compare

Jenny had 4 dolls. Inez had 8 dolls. How

many more dolls did Inez have than Jenny?

8 
 4  4

Inez had 4 more dolls.

Part of a Whole Set

Lisa packed 15 cartons of model trucks. She

shipped 8 of the cartons to Ohio. How many

cartons were notshipped to Ohio?

15 
 8  7

Seven cartons were not shipped to Ohio.

How Many More Are Needed

Manny had 6 bull’s-eyes in a board game. He needed

10 bull’s-eyes to win. How many more bull’s-eyes

did Manny need?

10 
 6  4

Manny needed 4 more bull’s-eyes.

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