Subtraction
Subtract. Add to check.
52 - 33 =
52 - 33 = 19
33 + 19 = 52
Subtract. Regroup where needed.
58 - 19 =
58 - 19 = 39
A baker bakes 85 muffins. He sells 62 of them. How many muffins does the baker have left?
85 - 62 = 23 muffins
Subtract. Regroup where needed.
97 - 9 =
97 - 9 = 88
Subtract. Regroup where needed.
55 - 13 =
55 - 13 = 42
Jill bought pebbles for her fish tank. She bought 73 blue pebbles and 48 green pebbles. How many more blue pebbles than green pebbles did Jill buy?
73 - 48 = 25 more pebbles
Subtract. Regroup where needed.
76 - 8 =
76 - 8 = 68
Subtract. Regroup where needed.
67 - 32 =
67 - 32 = 35
Diego was asked to subtract 48 - 23. His work is shown. Is Diego correct? Explain.
48 - 23 = 16
No, Diego is not correct. He subtracted 4 - 2 and got one. 4 - 2 = 2 so he did not subtract correctly.
Subtract. Regroup where needed.
83 - 32 =
83 - 32 = 51
Regroup 1 ten as 10 ones.
4 tens 2 ones =
3 tens 12 ones
Marcus solved this subtraction problem. What was his error? Explain your reasoning.
Marcus subtracted 14 - 6 and got 6, which is not correct. 14 - 6 = 8.
Subtract. Regroup where needed.
65 - 29 =
65 - 29 = 36
Each shape represents one number. What number does each shape represent?
* + 7 = 14
* + ^ = 16
* = 7
^ = 9
BONUS: Break apart numbers to subtract.
62 - 35 =
62 - 35 = 27