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Mental Maths · Grade 4

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Mental Maths Practice

Grade 4 • Taking Away in Your Head • Take away with an exchange
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Answer as fast as you can, in your head. No calculator.

  1. 1) 453 − 329 =
  2. 2) 960 − 332 =
  3. 3) 555 − 436 =
  1. 4) 322 − 206 =
  2. 5) 375 − 107 =
  3. 6) 470 − 308 =
  1. 7) 343 − 117 =
  2. 8) 543 − 426 =
  3. 9) 760 − 134 =
  1. 10) 866 − 127 =
  2. 11) 827 − 718 =
  3. 12) 822 − 407 =
  1. 13) 730 − 111 =
  2. 14) 626 − 317 =
  3. 15) 987 − 779 =
  1. 16) 731 − 225 =
  2. 17) 963 − 526 =
  3. 18) 748 − 319 =
  1. 19) 363 − 158 =
  2. 20) 686 − 117 =
  3. 21) 963 − 638 =
  1. 22) 723 − 407 =
  2. 23) 371 − 218 =
  3. 24) 766 − 329 =
  1. 25) 874 − 355 =
  2. 26) 690 − 219 =
  3. 27) 686 − 167 =
  1. 28) 866 − 509 =
  2. 29) 631 − 129 =
  3. 30) 520 − 419 =
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Answer Key

  1. 1. 124
  2. 2. 628
  3. 3. 119
  4. 4. 116
  1. 5. 268
  2. 6. 162
  3. 7. 226
  4. 8. 117
  1. 9. 626
  2. 10. 739
  3. 11. 109
  4. 12. 415
  1. 13. 619
  2. 14. 309
  3. 15. 208
  4. 16. 506
  1. 17. 437
  2. 18. 429
  3. 19. 205
  4. 20. 569
  1. 21. 325
  2. 22. 316
  3. 23. 153
  4. 24. 437
  1. 25. 519
  2. 26. 471
  3. 27. 519
  4. 28. 357
  1. 29. 502
  2. 30. 101
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What each level generates

Grade 4 taking away in your head — the exact skill behind each difficulty setting, straight from the generator.

  1. Level 1Take away with no exchange
  2. Level 2Take away with an exchange
  3. Level 3Count on to find the difference

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 mental maths skills

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

Frequently asked questions

▸What mental maths should a Grade 4 student know?

All four operations: multiplication and division facts to 12, addition and subtraction of two- and three-digit numbers, and scaling facts by 10 and 100 — for example 47 × 10 or 800 ÷ 100. Seven separate skills cover them here, and Mixed Chains is the one that puts more than one operation on a line.

▸Do any of the divisions leave a remainder?

Only on one level. The middle level of Division Facts is built from a quotient and a remainder and answers like 7 R 5. Everywhere else the dividend is built by multiplying the answer by the divisor, so the result is an exact whole number and the focus stays on recall speed.

▸What does the Multiply by 10 and 100 skill cover?

Shifting the digits: level 1 multiplies by ten, level 2 by a hundred, and level 3 divides by both — 47 × 10, 47 × 100, 470 ÷ 10, 800 ÷ 100. It drills the place-value scaling habit that turns a known fact into a bigger one without extra work.

▸How do I reuse the same worksheet later?

The link in your address bar encodes the skill, level, count and shuffle, so opening it again rebuilds the identical sheet and the identical answer key. Bookmark it for a fair re-test, or press Shuffle for a fresh set at the same skill and level.