Subtraction
word problems
place value
addition
100

5,312 − 2,489

2,823

100

Maria has 245 stickers. She buys 137 more, then gives 92 to a friend. How many stickers does she have now?

245 + 137 = 382


 382 − 92 = 290.

100

Write 4,205 in expanded form.

4,205 = 4,000 + 200 + 0 + 5

100

436 + 289

725

200

10,000 − 6,784

3,216

200
  • A farmer picked 1,234 apples. He sold 389 today and then donated 276. How many apples are left?

1,234 − 389 − 276 = 569.

200

Write the number shown in standard form: 3,000 + 400 + 60 + 7.

3,000 + 400 + 60 + 7 = 3,467.

200

3,789 + 4,617 =

8,406

300

7,203 − 4,678

2,525

300

A teacher had 2,500 pencils. She gave 438 to classrooms and then placed 125 more pencils on the supply shelf. How many pencils remain in the main box?

2,500 − 438 = 2,062


2,062 + 125 = 2,187

300

What is the value of the digit 6 in 6,482? Write as “6 = ___ ones/tens/hundreds/thousands.”

In 6,482 the 6 = 6,000 (thousands).

300

5,498 + 6,307 =

11,805

400

9,000 − 2,457 − 3,128

3,415

400

Jenna had $1,000. She spent $287 on a laptop and then received $165 from her babysitting job. How much money does she have now?

1,000 − 287 = 713 


713 + 165 = 878.

400

Write 9,012 in expanded form and explain how each place value contributes to the total.

9,012 = 9,000 + 0 + 10 + 2.

400

2,456 + 3,789 =

6,245

500

2,003 − 4,789  

7,214

500

A theater has 2,347 seats. For a festival, 589 seats were reserved, and later 1,023 tickets were bought. How many seats remain unfilled?

2,347 − 589 − 1,023 = 735

500
  • A number in standard form is 7,304. Write it in expanded form and then create one different number (rearrange digits) that has the same digits but different place values; write that new number in expanded form.

7,304 = 7,000 + 300 + 0 + 4. 


One rearranged example: 3,704 = 3,000 + 700 + 0 + 4.

500

9,876 + 7,659 =

17,535

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