Mathematics · Year 3

Column Addition and Subtraction

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🏗️ you are to a . You at the ! In , when we add or big , we them on top of each other and from the the , then , then . This is called the , and it is the use every day.

have : (H), (T), and (O). For , in 346, the 3 is in the , the 4 is in the , and the 6 is in the .

Let's add 265 + 148 using . the so that H up with H, T up with T, and O up with O. in the : 5 + 8 = 13. We fit 13 in one box, so we the 3 in the and the 1 ten over to the . This is called an like ten for one 10p .

StepColumnCalculationWriteCarry
1Ones (O)5 + 8 = 133carry 1 to T
2Tens (T)6 + 4 + 1 carried = 111carry 1 to H
3Hundreds (H)2 + 1 + 1 carried = 44none
Answer413
Working through 265 + 148 step by step

up your before you . If a is , a as a so . = ! ✏️

🧩 Put the steps for column addition in the correct order. Drag them into place! ➕

  1. Read the answer from hundreds to ones
  2. Add the hundreds column, including any carried digit
  3. Add the tens column, including any carried digit
  4. If the total is 10 or more, write the ones digit and carry the ten
  5. Add the ones column first
  6. Write the two numbers so H, T and O columns line up

Now for ! Let's try 524267. of the top as your you are . in the : 47 is because 4 is than 7. So we a ten from the . The 4 14, and we pay that ten by the by 1. This is also called .

The gap between 267 and 524 is what we are finding — roughly 260.
StepColumnCalculationWriteExchange?
1Ones (O)4 − 7: borrow 1 ten → 14 − 7 = 77Yes — tens becomes 1
2Tens (T)1 − 6: borrow 1 hundred → 11 − 6 = 55Yes — hundreds becomes 4
3Hundreds (H)4 − 2 = 22No
Answer257
Working through 524 − 267 step by step

your by using the () . If 524267 = 257, then 257 + 267 should 524. Add them to see if you get the top ! 🔄

✍️ Complete the column subtraction fact. Fill in the missing numbers! 🔢

When we 743385, the 135 = , the (after ) 138 = , and the 63 = , so the is .

Before you , your by each to the 100. For 265 + 148, to 300 + 100 = 400. Our was 413that is to 400, so it is ! is like you are in the before you for the . 🏠

🔗 Match each calculation to its best estimate. Round each number to the nearest 100 first! 🎯

  • 312 + 489

  • 756 − 248

  • 431 + 275

  • 623 − 187

out for such as 3__4 + 2_1 = 615. by and use the to the . Do not be ! 🔍

Quiz time! 📝

Column Addition and Subtraction — Check Your Skills! ✅

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What is 347 + 286 using the ?

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