Subtracting Whole Numbers

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🎯 WALT: We Are Learning To subtract whole numbers effectively

Success Criteria:

✓ I can subtract whole numbers accurately using standard methods

✓ I can explain my subtraction strategies and check my answers

1. Solve these subtraction problems. Show your working in the boxes below:

a) 847 - 235 = _______

b) 603 - 247 = _______

c) 1,205 - 768 = _______

2. Calculate the difference between these numbers:

a) 456 and 189 = _______

b) 800 and 356 = _______

3. Check your answer to question 1a by using addition:

4. Sarah had $725 in her savings account. She bought a bike for $389. How much money does she have left?

Answer: $ _______

5. The distance from Auckland to Wellington is 645 kilometres. If Tom has already travelled 278 kilometres, how much further does he need to go?

Answer: _______ kilometres

6. Extension: Write your own subtraction word problem using numbers between 100-1000. Then solve it!

My word problem:

My solution:

Answer: _______

7. Reflection: Explain one strategy you used to solve these subtraction problems: