★Add and Subtract Whole Numbers
Grade 4 Math Worksheet
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Add or subtract.
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4th Grade Add and Subtract Whole Numbers worksheets
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About this worksheet
Adding and subtracting large whole numbers is a standard fourth grade skill: work one place at a time from the right, carry when a column makes ten or more, and borrow when the top digit is too small. Each sheet has eight sums and eight differences, in turn, set out in columns, and your child writes each answer on the line.
Building Confidence uses three-digit numbers, On Level four and five digits, and Challenge Me up to six digits. A sheet of subtraction only has its own page.
What your child will learn
- Add whole numbers up to six digits
- Subtract whole numbers up to six digits
- Carry and borrow between places
- Check an answer by estimating
Common Core standard: 4.NBT.B.4
Worked example
4,768 + 3,945 = 8,713 (8 + 5 = 13, carry the 1) and 9,400 - 6,175 = 3,225 (borrow from the hundreds).
Common mistake
Forgetting to carry, or subtracting the smaller digit from the larger one in a column whichever number it belongs to.
Helpful hint
Line the places up from the right, and check the sign before you start.
Questions parents ask
What is the most common mistake with add and subtract whole numbers?
Forgetting to carry, or subtracting the smaller digit from the larger one in a column whichever number it belongs to.
How can I help my child with add and subtract whole numbers?
Line the places up from the right, and check the sign before you start.
Are these 4th grade math worksheets free to print?
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Similar: Mental Addition and Subtraction · Subtract Large Numbers
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