Place Value
Word Problems
Decomposing
Adjusting Numbers
Subtract Those Numbers!
100

Build and solve with place value cubes.

53 - 32 = ?

53 - 32 = 21

100

Write a subtraction equation to find the difference.

Ms. Gedrich has 15 tootsie rolls. She eats 7 of them. How many tootsie rolls are left?

15 - 7 = 8


100

Decompose the number 15 to solve.

25 - 15 = ?

25 - 15 = 10

100

Adjust 35 - 25 to subtract.

35 - 25 =

100

Use your number line to subtract 46 - 16 = 

Start at 46

Subtract or hop back 16

Land on 30

200

49 - 25 = ?

49 - 25 = 24

200

Ms. Gedrich has 34 cats, 15 dogs, and SOME chickens. All together she has 58 animals. How many chickens does Ms. Gedrich have?

Ms. Gedrich has 9 chickens.

200

Decompose the number 27 to solve.

45 - 27 = ?

45 - 27 = 18

200

Adjust 67 - 45 to subtract.

67 - 45 =

200

Subtract 97 - 20 using any strategy you want 

97 - 20 = 77

300

97 - 78 = ?

97 - 78 = 19

300

Write a fact family for 34 + 15 = 49

34 + 15 = 49

15 + 34 = 49

49 - 34 = 15

49 - 15 = 34

300

Decompose the number 18 to solve.

42 - 18 = ?

43 - 18 = 25

300

Adjust 63 - 48 to subtract.

63 - 48 =

300

Use Part-Part Whole to solve

Tom Brady eats 15 berries.

He eats 8 blueberries.

The rest are strawberries.

How many strawberries did Tom Brady eat?

Whole Amount = 15

Part = 8

Part = 7

blueberries + strawberries = all the berries

OR 

All the berries - 8 blueberries = strawberries

400

Use place value cubes or draw place value cubes to solve!

62 - 27 = ?

62 - 27 = 35

400

What related addition fact can you use for this problem 73 - 35 = ? 

(think of a fact family!)

73 - 35 = 38

Fact Family:

38 + 35 = 73

35 + 38 = 73

73 - 35 = 38

73 - 38 = 35

400

How can you decompose the number 7 that when you subtract it from 13 it equals ten?

13 - 7 = ?

13 - 7 = ?

400

Adjust 88 - 47 to subtract

88 - 47 =

400

Use the number line. Start on 46. Hop 23 more spaces to get your total amount.

The Cat in the Hat was putting some snacks away. 

He put away 23 snacks.

There are still 46 snacks left to put away.

How many snacks were there in all?

69 - 23 = 46

500

85 - 47 = ?

85 - 47 = 38

500

There are 63 students eating lunch. 

There are 16 FEWER/LESS students at recess than lunch.

How many students are at recess?

63 - 16 = 47

There are 47 students at recess.

500

How can you decompose the number 8 that when you subtract the numbers from 14 it makes a 10?

14 - 8 = ?

14 - 8 = 6

500

Write all ways to adjust 83 - 58

83 - 58 =

500

How would you solve 72 - 33 = ?

72 - 33 = 39