13/12/2025
Subtraction trick every KS2 parent should know 👇
My daughter was stuck on 10,000 − 4,793 until I showed her this simple mental maths method.
Instead of borrowing and long methods, we just subtracted 1 from both numbers: 9999 − 4792 = 5207 ✅
Parents, try this at home. It’s quick, fun, and helps kids feel confident in maths again.
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