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Subtracting Whole Numbers
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Subtracting Whole Numbers
Work carefully and show your method for calculation questions. Check subtraction answers by adding the difference to the number subtracted.
Calculate and check
Use a written method or another clear strategy. Give each answer as a whole number.
1.Calculate 936 − 478.
2.Find the difference between 2,004 and 1,367.
3.Calculate 10,000 − 6,859.
4.Which is the correct value of 5,302 − 2,784?
- 2,518
- 2,628
- 3,518
- 2,428
5.Subtract 3,496 from 8,120. Then check your result by adding the difference to 3,496.
Match each subtraction to its difference
Write the correct letter beside each calculation.
6.Match each calculation with its answer.
- A. 700 − 286
- B. 1,500 − 295
- C. 2,000 − 794
- D. 3,060 − 1,849
- 2. 414
- 1. 1,205
- 3. 1,211
- 4. 1,206
Use subtraction in context
Read each situation and calculate the amount remaining or the distance still to go.
7.A community hall has 1,250 seats. If 876 seats are occupied, how many seats are empty?
8.A delivery van must travel 842 kilometres. It has completed 569 kilometres so far. How many kilometres remain?
9.A school fundraiser collected $3,475. It spent $1,689 on equipment. How much money is left?
10.A water tank held 12,000 litres. After 4,785 litres were used, how many litres remained?
11.A museum recorded 6,408 visitors on Saturday and 4,957 visitors on Sunday. How many more people visited on Saturday than on Sunday?
12.A number has a difference of 2,375 when 1,648 is subtracted from it. What is the original number?
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