Page 41 - Whole Numbers (Addition and Subtraction)

7. Find the number that makes this number sentence true:
2 347 + = 5 479

8. Calculate 6 573 − 2 176.

9. Find the numbers that are missing from these number
sentences.
(a) + 2 176 = 6 573

(b) 2 176 + = 6 573

(c) 6 573 − 2 176 =

10. Between 10 o’clock and 11 o’clock 2 176 people enter a soccer
stadium. At 11 o’clock there are 6 573 people in the stadium.
How many people were there at 10 o’clock?
11. A refrigerator costs R5 775 at a shop. The same model costs
R5 999 at another shop. What is the difference between the
two prices?

12. There are 4 788 Grade 4 learners in School District A and 3 866
learners in School District B.

(a) How many more Grade 4 learners are there in District A
than in District B?

(b) How many Grade 4 learners are there in the two districts
together?
13. On five consecutive days a supermarket sold 657, 358, 724, 547
and 622 chickens. How many chickens were sold altogether?

14. A contractor has to build 8 276 flush toilets in a township. He
has completed 5 377. How many are still outstanding?

15. An airline charges a fare of R4 480 for a return flight from
Johannesburg to Nairobi. There are also additional fees and
taxes of R3 448. What is the total cost of the air ticket?

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