Column Addition (Year 4)
Practise column addition within Arithmetic for Year 4, with worked examples and instant feedback.
The questions below are generated to match the National Curriculum for Year 4 and get harder as you progress from Rookie to Guru.
Worked examples
What is 9 × 6?
- 54
- 56
- 63
- 45
Answer: 54. Nine sixes are 54. Try: 9 × 6 = (10 × 6) − 6 = 60 − 6 = 54.
Complete the step: 84 − 37 = 84 − 40 + ___.
- 3
- −3
- 37
- 30
Answer: 3. We subtracted 40 instead of 37 — that's 3 too many. Add 3 back. 84 − 40 = 44; 44 + 3 = 47.
Why does (12 × 4) ÷ 2 give the same answer as 12 × 2?
- Because ÷ 2 and × 2 are inverse operations, so × 4 then ÷ 2 is the same as × 2.
- Because both equal 24 by coincidence.
- Because 12 is even.
- Because of the order of operations.
Answer: Because ÷ 2 and × 2 are inverse operations, so × 4 then ÷ 2 is the same as × 2.. × 4 is the same as × 2 × 2. Then ÷ 2 cancels one of the × 2. Result: × 2.
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