Vertical Column Subtraction

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📊 Part 1: Vertical Column Subtraction

Instructions: Solve each subtraction problem using the vertical column method. Show your working in the boxes below.

1. Solve: 243 - 178 = ________

2. Solve: 456 - 289 = ________

3. Solve: 372 - 195 = ________

4. Solve: 521 - 347 = ________

Instructions: First estimate the answer by rounding to the nearest ten, then solve using vertical column subtraction.

5. 284 - 167

My estimate: ________ - ________ = ________

Actual answer: ________

6. 435 - 258

My estimate: ________ - ________ = ________

Actual answer: ________

Instructions: Read each problem carefully, write the subtraction equation, then solve using vertical column subtraction.

7. There were 324 gumboots in the school shed. 178 were taken out for a muddy walk. How many gumboots are left in the shed?

Equation: ________ - ________ = ________

Answer: ________ gumboots

8. A school had 462 students at the beginning of the year. During the year, 185 students moved to other schools. How many students remained?

Equation: ________ - ________ = ________

Answer: ________ students

9. Explain in your own words: What do you do when you cannot subtract a larger digit from a smaller digit in a column?