Find 1,000 More or Less than a Number
Maths: Year 3 & 4 National Curriculum, topic 5.1.3
Finding 1,000 More or Less than a Number
When we add or take away 1,000 from a number, we need to focus on the thousands column.
Find 1,000 more
- To add 1,000, we add 1 to the number in the thousands column:
- 7,659 + 1,000 = 8,659
Find 1,000 less
- To take away 1,000, we subtract 1 from the number in the thousands column:
- 7,659 - 1,000 = 6,659
Add 1 to 9
- Sometimes we want to add 1,000 and the number in the thousands column is 9.
- To do this, change the 9 to a 0 and add 1 to the number in the thousands column:
- 9,629 + 1,000 = 10,629
Take away 1 from 0
- Sometimes we want to take away 1,000 and the number in the thousands column is 0.
- To do this, change the 0 to a 9 and take away 1 from the number in the thousands column:
- 50,144 - 1,000 = 49,144
Test yourself on Find 1,000 More or Less than a Number
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