iMaths 4 Differentiation Tasks

NA14 Subtraction with larger numbers

1 Write each sum vertically, estimate the answer, then subtract.
a 84 526 20 411
b 57 981 36 718
c 74 185 61 092

(estimate)
e

40 393 78

(estimate)
f

(estimate)

61 325 17 660

(estimate)

(estimate)
g

(estimate)

48 700 9382

15 312 6808

(estimate)

95 776 62 929

(estimate)

2 Use the table on page 59 of your iMaths 4 Student Book to calculate the population growth of Metro City
for each period shown.
1981 to 1991
1991 to 2001
2001 to 2011
1986 to 1996
a
b
c
d

1996 to 2006

1981 to 1996

1996 to 2011

1981 to 2011

3 Paris is 16951 kilometres from Sydney, while

London is 17 005 kilometres from Sydney.
Work out the difference in flight distances to
determine how much closer Paris is to Sydney.

ISBN 978 1 74135 209 2

iMaths 4 Differentiation Tasks Firey Education Pty Ltd 2012