1.2. Whole Number Subtraction

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What is the weight of Tiffany's truck before delivering hay?

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24,380 pounds

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What is the weight of Tiffany's truck after delivering hay?

Back

23,120 pounds

Front

How can Tiffany determine the weight of the hay she delivered?

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By subtracting the weight of the truck after delivery from the weight before delivery.

Front

What is subtraction in relation to addition?

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Subtraction is the opposite of addition.

Front

What do you get when you add two numbers?

Back

The sum.

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What do you get when you subtract two numbers?

Back

The difference.

Front

What is the first step in solving a subtraction problem?

Back

Rewrite the problem vertically and line up the digits according to place value.