Subtraction
Across Zeroes
Across Zeroes
5,000-2,679
2,321
Which expression could be used to find the value of 82-38?
a. 73-20+4
b. 54-20+10
c. 93-40+5
d. 34-10+15
b. 54-20+10
Subtract 297 from 896
599
Santa's Gift Bag: Santa has 8,765 gifts in his bag. On Christmas Eve, he delivers 3,429 gifts to children around the world. How many gifts are still in Santa's bag?
Santa's Gift Bag: 8,765−3,429=5,3368,765−3,429=5,336
A piano costs $4,770.
An organ costs $3,250 less than the piano.
Find the total cost of the piano and the organ.
$4,770-$3,250=$1,520
$4,770 + $1,520=$6,290
The total cost of the organ and the piano is $6,290
3,000-1,257
743
What is the missing digit?
2,812
- 1,?23
___________
1,189
?=6
4,368-546
3,822
Reindeer Treats: Santa's reindeer are enjoying a feast of 6,500 carrots. After the reindeer eat 2,874 carrots, how many carrots are left for the rest of the holiday season?
Reindeer Treats: 6,500−2,874=3,6266,500−2,874=3,626
A school prepared 9,000 red and green goody bags in all. There were 3,845 red goody bags. How many more green goody bags than red goody bags were there?
9000-3,845=5,155 : green goody bags
5,155-3,845=1,310
There were 1,310 more green goody bags than red goody basgs!
8,003-5,147
2,856
Which equations are correct?
Choose the two correct answers!
a. 192-54=142
b. 475-309=166
c.106-92=14
d. 536-178=340
427-821
394
Christmas Decorations: A family decorates their Christmas tree with 9,820 lights. Unfortunately, 4,237 lights stop working. How many lights are still shining on their Christmas tree?
Christmas Decorations: 9,820−4,237=5,5839,820−4,237=5,583
A class of students raised $1,000 for charity.
Tyler raised $28
Sara raised $67
A. How much money did the rest of the class raise for the charity?
B. Gabriel raised $5 less than Tyler. How much more money did Sara raise than Gabriel?
B. Sara raised $44 more than Gabriel
5,000-3,687
1,313
A backpack costs $32.98
A lunchbox costs $16.58
How much more does the backpack cost than the water bottle?
$16.40
The difference between 456 and 189
267
Snowball Fight: In a friendly snowball fight, a group of kids started with 7,500 snowballs. After throwing 2,195 snowballs, how many snowballs do they have left for more fun?
Snowball Fight: 7,500−2,195=5,3057,500−2,195=5,305
There were 2,800 fruit bars on a shelf at a store.
1,855 of the fruit bars were sold.
The store then put up another 738 fruit bars on the shelf. How many fruit bars were on the shelf in the end?
1,683 fruit bars were on the shelf in the end
9,000-148
8,852
Following this pattern, what number would come next?
919, 869, 769, 619, _____
taking away an additional 50 each time:
619-200= 419
$63.04-$6.95
$56.09
Elf Workshop Production: Santa's workshop produces 10,000 toy trains. If they ship 3,678 trains to different toy stores, how many toy trains remain in the workshop waiting to be wrapped and delivered on Christmas?
Elf Workshop Production: 10,000−3,678=6,32210,000−3,678=6,322
A soft toy animal costs $28.45
It is $15.25 more expensive than a toy robot.
A comic book costs $9.21 less than the toy robot.
How much does the comic book cost?
The comic book costs $3.99