Subtraction

A book publisher had a goal of selling 712 copies of the newest children’s book.  So far the company has sold 596 copies.  How many more copies do they need to sell to meet their goal?

• 123
• 116
• 126
• 226

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Coco the Clown was making balloon animals at a birthday party.  26 children wanted dog balloon animals and 17 wanted bears.  How many more dog balloon animals were made than bears?

• 43
• 33
• 8
• 9

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

The Zoo has many different species of animals.  It has 307 birds and 59 big cats.  How many more birds does the zoo have than big cats?

• 248
• 258
• 358
• 126

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

CCSS.2.NBT.B.7

During the Jackson Elementary School Canned Food Drive, the 3^rd graders brought in 571 pounds of cans.  The 4^th graders brought in 229 pounds of cans.  How many more pounds of canned food did the 3^rd graders donate?

• 352
• 242
• 342
• 345

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Emma is training for the Winter Olympics as a cross-country skier.  On Monday, she skied 603 meters.  On Tuesday, she covered 455 meters.  How much farther did she travel on Monday than Tuesday?

• 248
• 158
• 148
• None of the above

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Piper set a goal at the beginning of the school year to read 121 books by the end of third grade.  By February she had read 74 books.  How many books does she need to read to meet her goal?

• 57
• 47
• 49
• 53

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Solve this problem using the expanded form
  500 + 70 + 8
- 200 + 20 + 8

• 500 + 200 + 70 + 20  
• 700 + 90 + 16
• 300 + 50 
• 350

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CCSS.2.NBT.A.1

CCSS.2.NBT.A.3

CCSS.2.NBT.B.5

CCSS.2.NBT.B.7

What is the difference?
306 - 120 = 

• 186
• 275
• 176
• 167

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

CCSS.2.NBT.B.7

What is the difference?
562 - 384 =

• 172
• 287
• 178
• 87

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

CCSS.2.NBT.B.7