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Vertical Column Subtraction

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Vertical Column Subtraction

Subtract using the vertical column method. Keep the digits lined up by place value, show any regrouping, and write an answer for every question.

Column subtraction

Work out each subtraction. Show your working.

1.Calculate 352 − 176. Show your column working.

2.Calculate 604 − 287. Show your column working.

3.Calculate 731 − 458. Show your column working.

4.Calculate 820 − 364. Show your column working.

5.Calculate 945 − 578. Show your column working.

Estimate, then calculate

Round each number to the nearest ten to estimate the difference. Then find the exact difference using column subtraction.

6.For 367 − 189, write the two numbers rounded to the nearest ten, give the estimated difference, and then calculate the exact difference.

7.For 528 − 243, write the two numbers rounded to the nearest ten, give the estimated difference, and then calculate the exact difference.

Subtraction in context

Write a subtraction equation for each situation, then solve it.

8.At a school sports day, 386 tickets were printed for an event. Wiremu counted 159 tickets that had been handed out. How many tickets were still to be handed out? Write an equation and solve it.

9.During a school sports day, Anahera's team scored 642 points across its events. Mele's team scored 378 points. How many more points did Anahera's team score? Write an equation and solve it.

10.Explain how you can subtract in a column when the digit on top is smaller than the digit below it. Include what happens to the place-value columns.

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