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 the aquarium, there were 425 red fish and 168 blue fish. How many more red fish are there than blue fish? Answer □
Answer: 257fish
(2)At Liam's fruit orchard, there are 586 red apples and 329 blue apples growing. How many more red apples are there than blue apples? Answer □
Answer: 257apples
(3)In Grace's garden, 614 large cherries and 357 small cherries were picked. How many more large cherries are there than small cherries? Answer □
Answer: 257cherries
(4)The class had 861 cards. After the teacher used 495, how many are left? Answer □
Answer: 366cards
(5)In Grace's box, there were 641 marbles. After 273 were used while playing, how many are left? Answer □
Answer: 368marbles
(6)At the poultry farm, there were 615 eggs. After Olivia used 238 to make sweets, how many are left? Answer □
Answer: 377eggs
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