Year 5
Subtraction • Primary Maths
Year 5 Subtraction
Develop Year 5 subtraction through richer calculations, representations and problem solving.
500,000 − 86,750✓
Maths at a glance
See the Year 5 idea
Large numbers500,000 − 86,750
Estimate502k − 87k ≈ 415k
Inversedifference + part
Problemchange = start − used
From the Year 5 pathway
Learning focus
Lesson 4Add and subtract large numbers
Key skills
What learners practise
add and subtract large numbers
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