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100
56-22 =
34
100

Use any strategy 40-32 =

8

100
There were 27 candycanes. The students ate 21 of them. How many candycanes are left?
6 candycanes
200
98- 65 =
33
200
Use a number line to solve 42 - 18 =
24
200
The monkey has 46 bananas in her cage. She ate 28 of them for breakfast. How many does she have left?
18 bananas
300
eighty-two minus thirty-eight equals...
44
300
Use a number line to solve this problem: 82-37=
45
300
Ray has 78 toy cars. He gave 39 of them to his twin brother. How many cars does Ray have left?
39 toy cars
400

What is the difference?

Answer to a subtraction problem

400

Use break apart to solve this problem: 64- 19=

45

400
At the lake we saw 35 fish and some ducks. Altogether we saw 61 creatures. How many were ducks?
26 ducks
500

Simon was given this problem. He set up his problem like this 42- 55 = 13. What did Simon do wrong?

Bigger number first

500

Use complensation

71 - 44 =

27

500
My mom bought 80 cookies. I ate 34 of them and my sister ate 22. How many cookies are left?
24 cookies