Math Drills
Subtraction Word Problems
2Word Problems
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What this worksheet covers
- Topic
- Column Subtraction
- Worksheet
- Subtraction Word Problems
A scene that shrinks by whatever was used, and a scene where two quantities are held against each other, have to be told apart as word problems. What Is Left is one shape and The Difference the other, and although both settle into a subtraction, what belongs in the answer differs.
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The two readings start from different places. What Is Left removes from a single quantity whatever went out of it, while The Difference lines two quantities up and takes the smaller from the larger. An answer above the number being subtracted from means an addition happened instead. The words attached to the answer swap over between the two shapes as well.
The breaking procedure stacked up as far as 4-Digit Subtraction is called out here from the side of a situation. Column Subtraction ends with this, and setting up an expression and carrying it out come together as one.
- The Difference3 questions
- What Is Left3 questions
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Problems and answers on this worksheet
These are the problems in “Column Subtraction”, shown with their answers.
(1)In the craft club, there were 764 red star decorations and 387 blue star decorations. How many more red star decorations are there than blue star decorations? Answer □
Answer: 377decorations
(2)In the park, there were 493 red butterflies and 218 blue butterflies flying around. How many more red butterflies are there than blue butterflies? Answer □
Answer: 275butterflies
(3)Of the stamps Chloe collected, 692 are red and 415 are blue. How many more red stamps are there than blue stamps? Answer □
Answer: 277stamps
(4)At the post office, there were 856 stamps. After Noah and friends used 489, how many are left? Answer □
Answer: 367stamps
(5)In the storehouse of the farm, there were 365 apples. After 128 were used for shipping, how many are left? Answer □
Answer: 237apples
(6)In the aviary, there were 538 birds. After 261 were taken out for a walk, how many are left? Answer □
Answer: 277birds
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