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Add and subtract measurements written in two units.

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Measurement Practice

Grade 4 • Adding and Subtracting Measurements • Subtract without regrouping
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Subtract. Write each answer in two units.

  1. 1) Subtract: 3 L 250 ml − 2 L 200 ml
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  1. 2) Subtract: 4 L 300 ml − 1 L 200 ml
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  1. 3) Subtract: 7 m 50 cm − 3 m 25 cm
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  1. 4) Subtract: 2 kg 200 g − 1 kg 50 g
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  1. 5) Subtract: 5 kg 500 g − 2 kg 200 g
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  1. 6) Subtract: 3 L 950 ml − 2 L 400 ml
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  1. 7) Subtract: 7 m 90 cm − 4 m 80 cm
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Subtract. Write each answer in two units. (continued)

  1. 8) Subtract: 4 kg 800 g − 1 kg 750 g
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  1. 9) Subtract: 5 kg 900 g − 4 kg 700 g
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  1. 10) Subtract: 4 kg 650 g − 1 kg 600 g
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  1. 11) Subtract: 3 L 850 ml − 1 L 800 ml
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  1. 12) Subtract: 8 m 60 cm − 4 m 5 cm
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Answer Key

  1. 1. 1 L 50 ml
  2. 2. 3 L 100 ml
  3. 3. 4 m 25 cm
  4. 4. 1 kg 150 g
  1. 5. 3 kg 300 g
  2. 6. 1 L 550 ml
  3. 7. 3 m 10 cm
  4. 8. 3 kg 50 g
  1. 9. 1 kg 200 g
  2. 10. 3 kg 50 g
  3. 11. 2 L 50 ml
  4. 12. 4 m 55 cm
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What each level generates

Grade 4 adding and subtracting measurements — the exact skill behind each difficulty setting, straight from the generator.

  1. Level 1Add without regrouping
  2. Level 2Subtract without regrouping
  3. Level 3Regroup across the unit

Grade levels follow the progression common to most English-language curricula — not one specific national curriculum. Every level shows exactly what it generates, so you can check the fit with your own program. See the full scope & sequence →

More Grade 4 measurement skills

Each one generates a different kind of question, with its own three levels and answer key.

Frequently asked questions

▸What measurement skills are expected in Grade 4?

Converting between mixed units and a single unit in both directions, and adding or subtracting measurements written in mixed units with regrouping. Compound Measurements covers the conversions and Adding and Subtracting Measurements covers the arithmetic.

▸How do you write 3 m 40 cm in centimeters?

Convert the whole meters first — 3 m is 300 cm — then add the leftover 40 cm, giving 340 cm. That is the Two units into one level of Compound Measurements, using length, mass and capacity in turn.

▸How do you subtract measurements like 6 kg 50 g − 4 kg 650 g?

Break one whole kilogram into 1000 g so the grams can be taken away: 6 kg 50 g becomes 5 kg 1050 g, then 1050 − 650 = 400 g and 5 − 4 = 1 kg, so the answer is 1 kg 400 g. Converting both amounts to grams first works just as well.

▸Do the answers always come out as whole numbers?

Yes. Every quantity is built from whole units and clean remainders, so answers are exact whole numbers or a tidy mixed pair like 5 m 65 cm — no decimals and no rounding at this grade.