Subtracting English Measurement Worksheets
How to Subtract English Units of Measurement - English units are a measurement system that is used in England. Ounce, gallons, feet, yard, miles, and tons are some of the units that we use in this system. Whether you want to add, subtract, or multiply these units you have to ensure that every value has the same unit. Without doing so, you cannot subtract two values. Conversion is an important concept whenever we are subtracting two values with different units of measurements. When you are converting a larger unit to smaller unit, you need to multiply and divide when you are moving from a smaller unit to a larger unit.
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Basic Lesson
Introduces conversions between various units of English measurements. This is the process of taking away a numeral from another numeral to find their difference, starting from the units place and moving towards left.
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Intermediate Lesson
This lesson demonstrates how to subtract large English measurement units.
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Independent Practice 1
Students practice with 20 Subtracting English measurements. The answers can be found below.
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Independent Practice 2
Another 20 Subtracting English measurements problems. The answers can be found below.
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Homework Worksheet
Reviews all skills in the unit. A great take home sheet. Also provides a practice problem.
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Cookie Weight
An angry mother stormed into the bakery and said "I sent my son in for 2 lbs. of cookies this morning, but when I weighed them, there was only one pound. I demand you check your scales!" The baker simply suggested that she weigh her son, instead.