Vocabulary
3 digit subtraction
4 digit subtraction
Subtract across zeros
Word Problems
100

When I __________, I take away the lesser number from the greater number. 


inverse operations, regroup, difference, subtract, or subtraction sentence

subtract

100

177-94=

83

100

1,392-238=

1,154

100

805-75=

730

100

The football team raised $2, 575 for a charity event. The basketball team raised $2,805. How much more money did the basketball team raise than the football team? 

230

200

The answer to a subtraction problem is called the ________. 


inverse operations, regroup, difference, subtract, or subtraction sentence

difference

200

522-425=

97

200

3,475-1,267=

2,208

200

604-492=

112

200

An artist created a piece of art with 675 round glass beads. There were also 179 beads in the shape of a heart.  How many more round beads were there? 

675-179=496 beads

300

I can _________ to trade equal amounts when renaming a number. 


inverse operations, regroup, difference, subtract, or subtraction sentence

regroup

300

172-99=

73

300

4,875-3,168=

1,707

300

9,006-7,474=

1,532

300

Eva saved $129 in May and $182 in June. How much more money did she save in June than in May?

$53

400

A number sentence in which one quantity is taken away from another quantity is a ___________. 


inverse operations, regroup, difference, subtract, or subtraction sentence

subtraction sentence

400

Round to the nearest hundreds 617-123 =

500

400

7, 246-2,225=

5,201

400

8,007-4,836= 

3,171

400

Students want to make 425 get well cards. So far they have made 165 cards. How many more cards do they need to make?

260 cards

500

Two operations that can undo each other, as in addition and subtraction, are called____________.


inverse operations, regroup, difference, subtract, or subtraction sentence




inverse operations

500

769-359=



500 bonus points to the teams that can show me how to check their answer

410

500

6,340-3,451=


500 bonus points to the teams that can show me how to check their answer

2,889

500

9,003-5,295=


500 bonus points to the teams that can show me how to check their answer

3,708

500

Eva is solving the subtraction problem shown. Find and correct her mistake.

  5,300- 4,547= 1,853

Eva forgot to regroup the 3 in the hundreds place and the 5 in the thousands place.  So the actual answer should be 5,300-4,547=753