Math Drills
Subtracting Length
B-3Word Problems
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- Worksheet
- Subtraction
One length is taken from another. The work starts at No Borrowing (Calculation), where the m side manages on its own, and moves to With Borrowing (Calculation), where 1 km is broken into 1000 m and passed across because it cannot. Word problems with a scene to read follow the bare expressions.
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In a With Borrowing (Calculation) item, where 1 km has been broken down and passed to the m side, the km in the answer always comes out below the km of the length being subtracted from. Find that figure unchanged and the step of reducing it after the pass has gone missing. Whether a pass is needed varies with the scene in the word problems, so this test belongs to the bare expressions alone.
Distance and Route adds one step before an expression can be set up, reading a map. Only the direction has reversed from Addition, and the stance of bringing units into line before calculating is untouched.
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Problems and answers on this worksheet
These are the problems in “Length (km and Tape Measure)”, shown with their answers.
(1)The distance from Adira's home to school is 3km400m, and the distance from school to the library is 1km100m. How much longer is the distance from Adira's home to school than the distance from school to the library, in how many km and how many m? Answer □ □
Answer: 2km, 300m
(2)Travis goes by bus toward a soccer field 3km100m away from home. So far he has traveled 1km800m. How much farther is it to the soccer field, in how many km and how many m? Answer □ □
Answer: 1km, 300m
(3)Ryan is climbing toward the summit of a mountain 4km100m away. So far he has climbed 2km400m. How much farther is it to the summit, in how many km and how many m? Answer □ □
Answer: 1km, 700m
(4)In Cheryl's favorite route, the distance from Station A to school is 2km900m, and the distance from Station B to school is 1km200m. How much longer is the distance from Station A to school, in how many km and how many m? Answer □ □
Answer: 1km, 700m
(5)Hugo is walking toward a campsite 4km500m away. So far he has walked 2km800m. How much farther is it to the campsite, in how many km and how many m? Answer □ □
Answer: 1km, 700m
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