Page 2 - Lesson note 4
P. 2
Subtraction of lengths
Learning Objective – Students will be able to learn about subtraction of lengths.
Explanation
Subtraction of lengths
Arrange the number in column according to the units. First subtract smaller unit then add larger
unit. Then subtract like normal numbers.
Example 1: Example 2:
a) Subtract 18m 25cm from 37m
m cm km m
31cm b) Subtract 54km 428
37 31
m from 84 km 606 m 84 606
- 18 25
- 54 428
= 19 06 = 30 178
Learning Outcome – Students are able to learn about subtraction of lengths.