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Column Subtraction with Regrouping
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Column Subtraction with Regrouping
Use column subtraction to subtract larger numbers, regroup where needed, and check that your answers are reasonable.
Guided practice
Show your working using the column method.
1.Work out 5,326 − 2,748. Which column do you need to regroup in first, and what is the answer?
2.Solve 4,031 − 1,586 using column subtraction.
3.For 6,205 − 3,847, which column needs regrouping first?
- Ones
- Tens
- Hundreds
- Thousands
Independent practice
Calculate carefully. Keep each place-value column lined up.
4.Work out 7,314 − 2,958.
5.Work out 9,002 − 5,476.
6.A community garden harvested 3,864 kūmara. It sent 1,729 kūmara to a food bank. How many kūmara remained?
7.Estimate 5,682 − 2,241 by rounding each number to the nearest thousand. Use the number line to help place the rounded values, then find the estimated difference.
Extension
Try these problems and explain your thinking where asked.
8.Calculate $52.40 − $27.85. Line up the decimal points before subtracting.
9.Oliver has $3,800 in her savings account. She spends $1,245 on a bicycle and $678 on safety gear. How much money remains?
10.Explain when regrouping is needed in column subtraction. Give one example using 6,402 − 2,175.
11.Check the subtraction 8,150 − 3,684 = 4,466 by adding the difference to 3,684. Does the addition confirm the answer?
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