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Year 3 Subtraction Strategies

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Year 3 Subtraction Strategies

Year 3 Subtraction Strategies

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🧮 Part 1: Jump Back Strategy

Use the number line to jump back and solve these problems:

1. 47 - 23 = ____

Start at 47, jump back 20, then jump back 3 more.

2. 65 - 18 = ____

Start at 65, jump back 10, then jump back 8 more.

3. 84 - 27 = ____

🔢 Part 2: Split Strategy

Break apart the second number to make subtraction easier:

4. 73 - 35

Split 35 into 30 + 5

73 - 30 = ____

____ - 5 = ____

5. 92 - 46

Split 46 into ____ + ____

92 - ____ = ____

____ - ____ = ____

6. 156 - 78 = ____

🎯 Part 3: Add Up Strategy

Start from the smaller number and add up to the larger number:

7. 82 - 37

Start at 37: 37 + 3 = 40, 40 + 40 = 80, 80 + 2 = 82

Count the jumps: 3 + 40 + 2 = ____

8. 75 - 28

Start at 28 and add up to 75:

28 + ____ = 30

30 + ____ = 70

70 + ____ = 75

Total: ____ + ____ + ____ = ____

📊 Part 4: Choose Your Strategy

Solve these problems using any strategy. Show your working:

9. 134 - 67 = ____

Strategy used: ________________

10. 200 - 85 = ____

Strategy used: ________________

11. Which strategy do you find easiest? Circle one:

Jump Back Strategy

Split Strategy

Add Up Strategy

🏪 Part 5: Real Life Problems

12. Sarah has $125. She buys a toy for $48. How much money does she have left?
13. A school has 240 students. 87 students are away sick today. How many students are at school?
14. Tom collected 156 stickers. He gave 79 stickers to his friends. How many stickers does he have now?

🎨 Part 6: Draw Your Strategy

15. Draw a number line to show 63 - 25:
16. Explain in your own words which subtraction strategy you like best and why:

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