Vocabulary
2, 3 or 4-Digit Subtraction
Subtraction Across Zeros
Word Problems
Estimate by Rounding
100

The answer to a subtraction problem is call the ____________.

difference

100

97-80=

17

100

370-296=

74

100

There are 98 girls and 23 boys at a soccer game. How many more girls than boys are there in the game?

98 - 23 = 75

100

Estimate by rounding to the nearest ten 49 - 36=

50 - 40 = 10

200

What is the operation where you take a number away from another number?

subtraction

200

83-47=

36

200

900-432=

468

200

Julie drove for 225 miles to visit New York City from Washington DC. Her friend, Stacey, drove  797 miles from Chicago. How many more miles than Julie did Stacey drive?

797 - 225 = 572

200

Estimate by rounding to the nearest ten 579 - 219=

580- 220 = 360

300

What is a number close to an actual number?

estimate

300

892-639=

253

300

706-465=

241

300

Zoe wrote down on a paper her guess for the unicorn food at the book fair. She guessed that the number of fruit loops in the jar was 356, but the book fair revealed that the exact number of fruit loops was 890. How far off was Zoe's guess?

890 - 356 = 534

300

Estimate by rounding to the nearest hundred 756 - 302 =

800 - 300 = 500

400

What is it called when you use place value to trade equal amounts when renaming a number?

regroup

400

923-556=

367

400

610-249=

361

400

Nick borrowed $267 from his mom and he promised to pay her back once he got paid. Next paycheck, he received $909 and he paid his mom the money as promised. How much money was he left with?

$909 - $267 = $642

400

Estimate by rounding to the greatest place 765-248=

800 - 200 = 600

500

What do you call two operations that can undo each other, as in addition and subtraction?

inverse operations

500

5,264-2,738=

2,526

500

3,006-1,729=

1,277

500

There were 503 people standing and 342 people sitting at a concert. About how many more people were standing than sitting at the concert?

500 - 300 = 200

OR

500 - 340 = 160



500

Estimate by rounding to the nearest ten 5033 - 2485=

5030 - 2490 = 2540

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