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Subtraction Using Place Value
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Subtraction Using Place Value
Use place value, counting back or another suitable strategy. Show your working for calculation and word problems.
Place Value Strategies
1.Work out 462 − 137. You may split each number into hundreds, tens and ones.
2.Calculate 731 − 258 using place value columns.
3.Which statement best describes a useful way to solve 1,000 − 368?
- Subtract each digit without regrouping.
- Regroup the thousands into hundreds, then subtract by place value.
- Add 368 to 1,000.
- The answer must be greater than 1,000.
4.Find the difference: 804 − 279. Show how you regrouped across the zero.
5.Match each subtraction to its answer.
- 650 − 240
- 572 − 256
- 900 − 584
- 743 − 255
- 316
- 410
- 488
- 316
Counting Back and Regrouping
6.Begin at 360 and subtract 85 by making two jumps: first subtract 60, then subtract 25. What number do you reach?
7.Explain why a subtraction such as 632 − 178 may need regrouping.
8.Select every subtraction that needs regrouping in at least one place: 684 − 251; 521 − 186; 937 − 416; 700 − 358.
- 684 − 251
- 521 − 186
- 937 − 416
- 700 − 358
9.Fill in the missing number: 850 − □ = 426.
Subtraction in Context
10.A community fundraiser collected $2,450. The organisers spent $875 on supplies. How much money remained? Write an equation and solve it.
11.A walking track is 3,000 metres long. Maia has walked 1,468 metres. How many metres does she still need to walk? Choose a method and show your working.
12.Calculate 4,000 − 1,736. Show one strategy that makes the regrouping clear.
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