Your students can practise subtracting ones, tens and hundreds from numbers beyond 10 000 with these engaging worksheets.

The worksheets investigate the effect on place value when numbers are subtracted from zero digits. There are sections for students to answer with digits and written words. When they have found their answers, they then use their place value to solve a mystery code. The code is an instruction for them to show their teacher, for example, ‘pull a funny face’.

There are three versions of the worksheet available. The first is for finding one less, the second is for finding ten less and the third is for finding one hundred less. You could use the worksheets for differentiation or as a learning progression. When you have decided which worksheets to give to which students, you can print them and start the maths fun. Helpful answer sheets are also included.