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Subtraction
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These problems require students to perform basic operations with numbers. Subtraction is central to solving the problems completely, though it may not be the only required operation.
- Related Resources
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Interactive resources from our Math Tools project:
Math 4: Operations with Numbers
The closest match in our Ask Dr. Math archives:
Elementary Subtraction
NCTM Standards:
Number and Operations Standard for Grades 3-5
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All Aboard!
- Claire Mead
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. How long will Sasha's train trip from Washington to Chicago take?
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Bobsled Sums
- Bob and Claire Mead
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. Find which men rode with driver number 1 on his four-man bobsled.
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Counting Cats and Dogs
- Claire Mead
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. How many students in Lin's school have both a dog and a cat?
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Count the Discount
- Kristina Lasher
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. The jacket on the clearance rack is marked down 20% more each day. How much will it cost after 5 days?
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A Dicey Situation
- Claire Mead
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. Determine the fairness of a game in which players score points
according to the difference between the values of two rolled dice.
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Elevator Weigh-in
- Kristina Lasher
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. Would Melissa's family and neigbors exceed the maximum weight allowance of their apartment building elevator? If not, how many more would fit?
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Erika's Rock Collection
- Elisabeth and Stephen Baseman and Chamberlain
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. Find out how many rocks Erika has collected over the years.
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Heidi's Hometown
- Claire Mead
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. How many people lived in Heidi's hometown at the end of 2007?
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Holiday Shopping and Surfing
- Lisa Lavelle
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. Help Charlene calculate the change she'll have left for holiday card supplies after she completes her online shopping.
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How Old is Dad?
- Claire Mead
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. Use the clues to find out how old Dad is.
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How Old is Mia?
- Claire Mead
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. Use Mia's clues to find how old she is.
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It's Summer in Melbourne
- Claire Mead
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. How many hours of sunlight does Melbourne, Australia, have on its
longest day of the year?
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Just the Facts *
- Claire Mead
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. It's not a good idea to guess in this game! Find out how many
multiplication facts Zach got
right.
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Math Club Field Trip
- Claire Mead
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. How many people returned from the Math Club field trip in Miss Noether's van?
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The Math Teacher's Ties
- Brentwood College School - Math 12(1)
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. Read the rhyme and determine the number of ties the math teacher has in his wardrobe.
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Missing Pages
- Claire Mead
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. Drew's math book is missing a page. What are the page numbers on the missing page?
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More Mowing Madness
- George Miller and Lisa Lavelle
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 4. Where should Matt and Georgette change places to evenly split their "Matt-mowing" work?
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Ms. Newton's Secret
- Jeanne Fitzgerald
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. Can you discover the secret of Ms. Newton's age?
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Pauline the Plumber
- Claire Mead
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. Use the clues to find out how many widgets Pauline purchased.
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Salad Daze *
- Claire Mead
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. How many students in Ashley's class put no tomato, carrot or cucumber
on their salads?
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Sharing Smelt
- Claire Mead
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. Find out how many smelt Larry caught Saturday morning.
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Splish Splash
- Lisa Lavelle
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. Determine the ratio of my volume to T.J.'s volume.
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Sports Weigh In
- Claire Mead
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. Use three scale readings to find the weight of the soccer ball, the
tennis ball, and the
baseball.
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Subway Tokens
- Annie Fetter and Claire Mead
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. How did Samantha know the subway token machine didn't behave as advertised?
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Sundaes
- Claire Mead
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. How many children had no topping on their ice cream?
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Super Deal Salsa
- Lisa Lavelle
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. Determine how much money was saved by buying salsa in bulk.
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Toys To Go
- Claire Mead
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. Help Sam determine the sale price of scooters at the toy store.
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What a Move!
- Lisa Lavelle
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. Determine the number of hours it took the movers to move the Lavelles to their new home, as well as the number of man-hours.
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Wooden Legs
- Claire Mead
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. How many different ways can Wendy use 31 legs to build wooden
dollhouse furniture?
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You Think Your Teacher is Tough!*
- Claire Mead
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. Use Mr. Garcia's scoring system to find out how many problems Tyler
got correct on his test.
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Zoo Train
- Claire Mead
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. How many passengers boarded the zoo train?
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