Math Drills
Subtraction Word 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)At Liam's house, there were 362 large oranges and 185 small oranges. How many more large oranges are there than small oranges? Answer □
Answer: 177oranges
(2)Among Sam's playing cards, there are 541 red cards and 276 blue cards. How many more red cards are there than blue cards? Answer □
Answer: 265cards
(3)At the poultry farm, there were 417 white eggs and 159 brown eggs. How many more white eggs are there than brown eggs? Answer □
Answer: 258eggs
(4)For the school lunch, there were 417 bananas. After everyone used 239, how many are left? Answer □
Answer: 178bananas
(5)At the insect exhibit, there were 345 butterflies. After 168 were moved to another place, how many are left? Answer □
Answer: 177butterflies
(6)In the storehouse of the school, there were 532 pencils. After 276 were handed out to the class, how many are left? Answer □
Answer: 256pencils
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