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Addition & Subtraction questions for Primary 6 Maths

10 questions to work through online. Answer and you get the working straight away, then a score at the end. No sign-up, and you can retake it as often as you like.

  • Addition with regrouping
  • Subtraction across zeros
  • Word problem
  • Missing number
  • Two-step word problem
  • Difference
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Question 1 of 10Addition with regrouping
47856 + 32917 = ?
Question 2 of 10Subtraction across zeros
80005 − 27648 = ?
Question 3 of 10Word problem
A warehouse had 12580 boxes. It shipped 4765 of them. How many boxes were left?
Question 4 of 10Missing number
? + 18640 = 50000
Question 5 of 10Missing number
What must be added to 36980 to make 80000?
Question 6 of 10Two-step word problem
A library has 14560 fiction books. It has 8325 more non-fiction books than fiction. How many books does it have altogether?
Question 7 of 10Subtraction across zeros
70000 − 45826 = ?
Question 8 of 10Two-step word problem
A stadium had 24680 seats filled. 5930 people left at half-time, then 4175 more arrived. How many seats were filled then?
Question 9 of 10Missing number
The sum of two numbers is 96200. One of them is 38450. What is the other number?
Question 10 of 10Difference
How much greater is 61034 than 28976?
Answers and explanations for all 10 questions

Every answer with the reasoning behind it. Worth reading after you have tried the set — or on its own, if you are a parent marking it.

  1. 47856 + 32917 = ?

    Answer: 80773

    47856 + 32917 = 80773.

  2. 80005 − 27648 = ?

    Answer: 52357

    80005 − 27648 = 52357. The zeros in the middle all need regrouping.

  3. A warehouse had 12580 boxes. It shipped 4765 of them. How many boxes were left?

    Answer: 7815

    12580 − 4765 = 7815.

  4. ? + 18640 = 50000

    Answer: 31360

    50000 − 18640 = 31360, so 31360 + 18640 = 50000.

  5. What must be added to 36980 to make 80000?

    Answer: 43020

    80000 − 36980 = 43020.

  6. A library has 14560 fiction books. It has 8325 more non-fiction books than fiction. How many books does it have altogether?

    Answer: 37445

    Non-fiction: 14560 + 8325 = 22885. Altogether: 14560 + 22885 = 37445.

  7. 70000 − 45826 = ?

    Answer: 24174

    70000 − 45826 = 24174. Every column needs regrouping from the 7 ten-thousands.

  8. A stadium had 24680 seats filled. 5930 people left at half-time, then 4175 more arrived. How many seats were filled then?

    Answer: 22925

    24680 − 5930 = 18750, then 18750 + 4175 = 22925.

  9. The sum of two numbers is 96200. One of them is 38450. What is the other number?

    Answer: 57750

    96200 − 38450 = 57750.

  10. How much greater is 61034 than 28976?

    Answer: 32058

    61034 − 28976 = 32058.