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Subtraction Challenge Worksheet

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Subtraction Challenge Worksheet

Work out each subtraction. Show your working for the larger numbers and word problems. Use dollars and kilometres where shown.

Subtraction practice

1.Calculate 93 − 56.
2.Calculate 172 − 84.
3.Calculate 301 − 76.
4.Calculate 450 − 183.
5.Calculate 582 − 347.
6.Calculate 704 − 268.
7.Levi collected 426 shells. She gave 158 shells to a community craft group. How many shells does she have now?

Larger subtractions

8.Calculate 1,362 − 785.
9.Calculate 2,010 − 1,368.
10.Calculate 3,600 − 1,954.
11.Calculate 4,300 − 2,786.
12.Calculate 6,125 − 3,869.
13.A local sports club has $3,250 to spend on gear. It spends $1,875. How much money remains?

Subtraction problem solving

14.A theatre has 920 seats. At the first show, 684 people attend. Before the next show, 126 of those people leave and 73 new people arrive. How many people are in the theatre for the next show?
15.A cycling route is 738 kilometres long. Aria has ridden 459 kilometres so far. How many kilometres are left?
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3 printable pages

  • Subtraction Challenge Worksheet, page 1 of 3: Subtraction practice

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  • Subtraction Challenge Worksheet, page 2 of 3: Larger subtractions

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  • Subtraction Challenge Worksheet, page 3 of 3: Subtraction problem solving

    Page 3

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