Subtract and test. Try to find the right answers to five examples in 1 minute.

9-28.

Write the four numbers under 1 a and 2 a,

(6432, 4176, 4531, 1522) and add them. Do the same with 1 and 2 in each of the other columns; then with 3 and 4; then with 5 and 6; and then with 7 and 8.

1. From 5000 take 3456.

4 9 9 10

5 000 =

3456 =

4 thousands + 9 hundreds + 9 tens + 10 ones 3 thousands + 4 hundreds + 5 tens + 6 ones 1544 = 1 thousand +5 hundreds + 4 tens + 4 ones

1. Ralph had a collection of 4370 stamps and Arthur had 3745 stamps. How many more stamps did Ralph have than Arthur?

2. In the Central School there were 398 pupils; in the Garfield School, 1045; and in the Holmes School, 2306. How many pupils were there in the three schools?

3. John lived 5906 feet from school, and Thomas lived 2194 feet nearer the school than John. How far did Thomas live from school?

4. Ada counted the people in a parade. In the first group there were 208; in the second, 890; in the third, 1506; and in the fourth, 1781. How many were there in all ?

5. In two city schools, the boys paraded as soldiers. In the first school there were 1790 boys; in the second school there were 279 fewer boys than in the first. How many boys were there in the second school?

6. A merchant sold for the fourth of July, 3706 small flags, 1712 larger flags, and 19 flags for flag poles. How many flags did he sell?

7. John took 1370 steps to school and Paul took 940 fewer steps than John. How many steps did Paul take?

8. A street-car conductor collected 103 fares on the first trip, 72 on the second trip, 176 on the third trip, and 89 on the fourth trip. How many fares did he collect?