Math Drills
Subtracting 3 Numbers
C-3Word Problems
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What this worksheet covers
- Worksheet
- Subtraction
Two numbers stand waiting to be taken away, and the equation is cleared from the front. Subtract once, then subtract again from whatever that leaves, a flow repeated through the bare calculations and Fill in the Blank. Subtracting in Order (Word Problems) reads scenes in which an amount shrinks in two goes.
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In Fill in the Blank, when the box lands on the second number to be taken away, children cannot work backwards from what is left and instead subtract the two figures they can see. Fitting the result back into the equation is the quickest check. In the scene-reading items the second number to subtract simply goes unread.
Items whose signs all point the same way finish with this second lesson. As in Addition, starting from the left is enough, and only the direction has changed. From Addition and Subtraction (Add → Subtract) two signs share one equation.
- Subtracting in Order (Word Problems)6 questions
Questions & answers
Problems and answers on this worksheet
These are the problems in “3-Number Calculations”, shown with their answers.
(1)There are 27 flowers. Yesterday you used 6, and today you used 5 more. How many are left? Answer □
Answer: 16flowers
(2)There are 13 flowers. Yesterday you used 6, and today you used 3 more. How many are left? Answer □
Answer: 4flowers
(3)There are 22 stickers. Yesterday you used 4, and today you used 8 more. How many are left? Answer □
Answer: 10stickers
(4)There are 19 sheets. Yesterday you used 1, and today you used 1 more. How many are left? Answer □
Answer: 17sheets
(5)There are 27 eggs. Yesterday you ate 7, and today you ate 9 more. How many are left? Answer □
Answer: 11eggs
(6)There are 23 stars. Yesterday you used 3, and today you used 9 more. How many are left? Answer □
Answer: 11stars
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