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Subtraction Written Method Practice

Subtraction Written Method Practice

Students practicing subtraction with place value blocks

📊 Part 1: Place Value Warm-up

1. Write these numbers in the place value chart:

a) 7,385 = _____ thousands + _____ hundreds + _____ tens + _____ ones

b) 9,204 = _____ thousands + _____ hundreds + _____ tens + _____ ones

2. Circle the larger number in each pair:

6,847 or
6,874

5,203 or
5,230

8,956 or
8,965

🧮 Part 2: Estimation Practice

3. Round to the nearest thousand and estimate the answer:

a) 8,456 - 3,278 ≈ _______ - _______ = _______

b) 7,834 - 2,567 ≈ _______ - _______ = _______

c) 9,125 - 4,689 ≈ _______ - _______ = _______

4. Which estimation strategy is most helpful for checking subtraction?

Round to nearest 10

Round to nearest 100

Round to nearest 1000

Don't estimate at all

✏️ Part 3: Vertical Subtraction (No Regrouping)

5. Solve these subtraction problems using the vertical method:

a) 8,567 - 3,241 = _______

b) 9,385 - 2,163 = _______

c) 7,496 - 1,284 = _______

🔄 Part 4: Vertical Subtraction (With Regrouping)

6. Solve these subtraction problems that require regrouping (borrowing):

a) 6,234 - 2,567 = _______

b) 8,051 - 3,478 = _______

c) 7,203 - 4,856 = _______

7. Explain in your own words what "borrowing" or "regrouping" means in subtraction:

📖 Part 5: Word Problems

8. A school library has 9,385 books. If 2,467 books are loaned out, how many books remain in the library?

Estimation: _______ - _______ ≈ _______

Calculation:

Answer: _______ books remain in the library.

9. A farmer harvested 7,842 apples but sold 3,758 apples at the market. How many apples does the farmer still have?

Estimation: _______ - _______ ≈ _______

Calculation:

Answer: The farmer still has _______ apples.

🎯 Part 6: Challenge Problems

10. Solve these challenging subtraction problems:

a) 10,000 - 4,567 = _______

b) 8,000 - 2,834 = _______

11. Check all the steps you should follow when using the vertical subtraction method:

Line up the digits by place value

Start subtracting from the ones place

Borrow from the next place value when needed

Estimate your answer first

Check if your answer is reasonable

💭 Part 7: Reflection

12. What strategy helped you subtract numbers correctly today?
13. Which part of subtraction do you find most challenging?

Lining up the digits

Regrouping (borrowing)

Working with zeros

Checking my answer

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