Mastering Subtraction with Base Ten Blocks

Cynthia had 542 Lego blocks in her 'Lego City' cartoon set. She gave 235 blocks to Kaiden for his 'Lego Ninjago' cartoon set. How many hundreds of Lego blocks does Cynthia have left in her 'Lego City' cartoon set?

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Answer explanation

Cynthia has 542 Lego blocks and gave 235 to Kaiden. Subtracting 235 from 542 gives 307. Since 307 is more than 300, Cynthia has 3 hundreds of Lego blocks left in her 'Lego City' cartoon set. Therefore, the correct answer is 3.

In the world of cartoons, Yanella is a chocolate fairy who had 678 magical chocolates. She gave 349 of her magical chocolates to her friend Adrian, a chocolate-loving elf. How many tens of magical chocolates does Yanella have left now?

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Answer explanation

Yanella had 678 magical chocolates and gave 349 to Adrian. She has 329 left. Since 329 is not a multiple of 10, she has 3 tens of magical chocolates left.

In a cartoon show, Cristian had 765 Pokemon cards and Mic'Kenzie, a mischievous character, took away 421 cards from him. How many ones are left in the number of Pokemon cards Cristian has now?

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Answer explanation

Cristian had 765 Pokemon cards. Mic'Kenzie took away 421 cards. The correct answer is 4, as it represents the number of cards left after the subtraction.

Noah, the character from the cartoon 'Noah's Orchard', had 804 apples in his animated orchard. He gave 392 apples to his cartoon friend Michael from 'Juice Shop Adventures' for his juice shop. How many hundreds of apples does Noah have left in his animated orchard?

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Answer explanation

Noah had 804 apples and gave 392 to Michael. The correct answer is 4, as 804 - 392 = 412. Therefore, Noah has 4 hundreds of apples left in his orchard.

Joshua has 891 Pokemon cards in his collection and Ash took away 563 of them to trade with his friends in the Pokemon world. How many tens of Pokemon cards are left with Joshua?

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Joshua has 891 Pokemon cards. Ash took away 563 cards. The correct choice is 2 because 891 - 563 = 328, which is less than 10 tens.

In a cartoon world, Adrian has 637 Lego blocks to build his castle and Cristian has 215 Lego blocks to build his spaceship. If Cristian decides to donate all his blocks to Adrian for his castle, how many ones will Adrian have left?

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Answer explanation

If Cristian donates all his 215 blocks to Adrian, Adrian will have 637 + 215 = 852 blocks. Since the correct answer is 2, Adrian will have 852 - 2 = 850 blocks left.

Kaiden had 956 comic books of his favorite cartoon in his collection. He gave 748 of them to his friend Adrian who is also a big fan of the same cartoon. How many hundreds of comic books does Kaiden have left in his collection?

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Answer explanation

Kaiden had 956 comic books and gave 748 to Adrian. The number of comic books left in his collection is 956 - 748 = 208. Since each hundred contains 100 comic books, Kaiden has 2 hundreds left. Therefore, the correct choice is 2.

Brandon had 625 Lego blocks in his 'Lego City' cartoon show. He gave 489 of them to Joshua for his 'Ninjago' cartoon show. How many tens of Lego blocks are left with Brandon for his 'Lego City' show?

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Answer explanation

Brandon had 625 Lego blocks and gave 489 to Joshua. The correct answer is 3, as 625 - 489 = 136. There are 13 tens in 136, so Brandon has 13 tens of Lego blocks left for his 'Lego City' show.

In the world of cartoons, Ariana is a tree with 809 apples and Adrian is a squirrel who picked 372 of them. How many apples are left on Ariana the tree?

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Adrian picked 372 apples from Ariana's tree. So, the number of apples left on Ariana's tree is 809 - 372 = 437. Therefore, the correct answer is 7.

Anika has 703 apples in her cartoon world and she gave 591 apples to her cartoon friend Kai. How many hundreds of apples does Anika have left in her cartoon world?

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Anika has 703 apples and gave 591 to Kai. The correct answer is 1 because 703 - 591 = 112, which is less than 200. Therefore, Anika has 1 hundred apples left.