MathsYears 5–6Addition & Subtraction
Mental arithmetic with large numbers
Add and subtract numbers mentally with increasingly large numbers
What you'll learn
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Imagine you have a giant bag of 1000 marbles! That's a lot, right?
- 2
If you have 3000 marbles and get 2000 more, how many do you have?
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Use the number line to add 3000 + 4000. Jump in thousands!
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Let's do one together: 6000 + 3000 = ?
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Now you try: 2000 + 5000 = ? Use the number line to check.
- 6
What is 4000 + 4000?
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What is 9000 − 3000? (Subtract by jumping backwards in thousands!)
Practise Mental arithmetic with large numbers with Whizlo
Free AI-tutored lessons, unlimited practice questions, and progress tracking for ages 9–11. Aligned to the UK National Curriculum.