4th Grade Math (Grade 4) · Chapter 2 · Lesson 2.3 · Printable PDF

Subtracting Across Zeros Worksheet with Answer Key

6 problems on subtracting across zeros: unbundling past a 0, adding the same amount to both numbers, word problems about boxes and paper, checking a rewritten top number, and subtracting by thinking in hundreds. 2 pages, with a worked answer key.

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  1. Subtract, passing the trade down past a zero:
    504 − 2673,008 − 1,4595,060 − 2,3878,200 − 3,74670,040 − 26,583
  2. Take the same amount from both numbers so the digits after the first are 9s, then subtract.
    9,010 − 3,4825,030 − 1,8677,050 − 2,693
  3. Word problem: how many boxes of paper towels are still in the warehouse?
  4. Word problem: how many sheets did the printer use this week?
  5. Check Zoe's rewritten top number for 5,003 minus 2,468 and rewrite it another way.
  6. Subtract 40,000 minus 12,300 and 50,000 minus 23,450 by counting hundreds and tens.

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