Story Problems
3 Digit Subtraction
1 less, 10 less
Unbundle or Not?
100

Jack has 79 marbles. He gives away 25 of them. How many marbles does he have left?

54 marbles

100

121 - 11 = ?

110

100

71

70 

61

100

For the equation, do you need to unbundle a hundred or ten to solve? Write yes or no for your answer.

176 - 23 = ?

No

200

Jack has $119. His brother has $72 less than Jack. How much money does his brother have?

$47

200

165 - 39 = ?

126

200

100

99

90

200

For the equation, do you need to unbundle a hundred or ten to solve? Write yes or no for your answer.

123 - 30 = ?

Yes, you unbundle a hundred.

300

Jack has 81 Pokemon cards. He has 39 fewer baseball cards than Pokemon cards. How many baseball cards does he have?

42 baseball cards

300

198 - 173 = ?

25

300

10

9

0

300

For the equation, do you need to unbundle a hundred or ten to solve? Write yes or no for your answer.

102 - 23 = ?

Yes, a ten and a hundred.

400

Jack has $171. He goes to the mall and buys some clothes. He now has $99 left. How much money did he spend at the mall?

$72

400

200 - 143 = ?

57

400

206

205

196

400

For the equation, do you need to unbundle a hundred or ten to solve? Write yes or no for your answer.

200 - 100 = ?

No

500

Jack has $200 to spend on groceries. He buys $123 worth of groceries. On the way home, he fills up his gas tank for $45. How much money does he have left?

$32

500

111 - 99 = ?

12

500

1000

999

990

500

For the equation, do you need to unbundle a hundred or ten to solve? Write yes or no for your answer.

300 - 102 = ?

Yes, a ten and a hundred.

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