Here are the step-by-step solutions for each problem on the worksheet.
1. House in London
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Problem: The house costs £1,650,950. Adam offers £170,500 less.
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Calculation: We need to subtract 170,500 from 1,650,950.
* $1,650,950 - 170,500 = 1,480,450$
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Answer: Adam offers
£1,480,450.
2. Seaside flat
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Problem: The flat costs £2,176,210. It is reduced by £598,990.
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Calculation: We need to subtract 598,990 from 2,176,210.
* $2,176,210 - 598,990 = 1,577,220$
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Answer: It will now cost
£1,577,220.
3. Owen’s sports car
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Problem: The new car costs £3,182,809. He sells his old car for £96,985. We need to find out how much *more* he needs to pay.
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Calculation: Subtract the money he gets from the sale from the cost of the new car.
* $3,182,809 - 96,985 = 3,085,824$
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Answer: Owen has to pay
£3,085,824 more.
4. Freya’s speed boats
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Problem: The fleet costs £2,181,269. She gets a discount (reduction) of £218,127.
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Calculation: Subtract the discount from the total price.
* $2,181,269 - 218,127 = 1,963,142$
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Answer: Freya pays
£1,963,142.
5. Chelsea’s goalkeeper
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Problem: Bought for £6,560,900. Sold for £4,765,990. We need to find how much *less* they sold him for (the loss).
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Calculation: Subtract the selling price from the buying price.
* $6,560,900 - 4,765,990 = 1,794,910$
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Answer: They sold him for
£1,794,910 less.
6. Kara and Henry’s age in minutes
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Problem: Henry lived for 5,985,853 minutes. Kara lived for 5,895,442 minutes. We need to find how many *more* minutes Henry was alive.
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Calculation: Subtract Kara's time from Henry's time.
* $5,985,853 - 5,895,442 = 90,411$
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Answer: Henry had been alive for
90,411 more minutes.
7. Space mission distances
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Problem: Mars mission travelled 69,053,700 km. Mercury mission travelled 103,393,800 km. We need to find how much *further* the Mercury mission was.
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Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of subtraction worksheet large numbers.
