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100

What is the difference?

67 - 4 = _____

63

100

Stack these two numbers to find the difference.

78 - 42

36

100

Use the break apart method to answer this problem.
38 - 24

30 + 8
20 + 4

10 + 4 = 14

100

Jen bought 17 erasers. She gave all of them away. How many erasers does she have left?

0

100
     50

  - 20

30

200

What is the difference?

79 - 6 = ____

73

200

Stack these two numbers to find the difference.  

24 - 11 = ____

13

200

Use the break apart method to solve this problem.

57 - 42 = ____

50 + 7
40 + 2

10 + 5 = 15

200

Lacy and Aliyah were playing a board game. Lacy had 42 points and Aliyah had 12 points. How many more points does Lacy have than Aliyah.

30

200

  78
- 12

66

300

What is the difference?


55 - 5 = ______

50

300

Stack these two numbers to find the difference.  

36 - 24 = ____

12

300

Use the break apart method to solve this problem.

93 - 42 = ____

90 + 3

40 + 2

50 + 1 = 51

300

Mr. Labales made 75 cakes for his party. 62 of them were vanilla and the rest were chocolate. How many were chocolate?

Are you adding or subtracting? ______________
Solve the problem! 

Subtracting. 13.

300

    56
  - 34

22

400

What is the difference?

45 - 12 = ____

33

400

Stack these two numbers to find the difference.  

57 - 25 = ____

32

400

Use the break apart method to solve this problem.

38 - 21 = ____ 

30 + 8
20 + 1
10 + 7 = 17

400

Mrs. Gentry had 56 pencils. She gave some away. Now she has 14 pencils. How many did she give away?

56 - ____ = 14

42

400

     89
   - 13

76

500

What is the difference?

89 - 23 = _______

66

500

Stack these three numbers to find the difference.  

244 - 111 = ____

133

500

Use the break apart method to solve this problem.

78 - 12 = _____

70 + 8
10 + 2

60 + 6 = 66

500

A. Hunter has 55 legos. He lost 22 of them. How many does he have left?

B. He gave away 13 of his legos. Now how many does Hunter have?

A. 33


B. 20

500

23-7= __

16

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