Subtraction and Base Ten

Use your favorite strategy to find the difference of the following problem. 54-31

• 85

• 25

• 32

• 23

Gavin had 56 skittles.  He ate 17 of them.  How many skittles does Gavin have left?

• Gavin has seventy-three skittles left. 

• Gavin has forty-one skittles left. 

• Gavin has forty-nine skittles left. 

• Gavin has thirty-nine skittles left. 

The answer to a subtraction problem is called the ____________.

• sum

• difference

• addend

• count back

Use your favorite strategy to find the difference of the following problem. 86 - 61

• 52

• 25

• 147

• 15

Jamie baked 12 chocolate chip cookies and 23 sugar cookies. She shared the cookies with her friends and they ate 18 cookies. How many cookies does Jamie have left?

• 12+23-18= 17 cookies

• 12+23+18= 53 cookies

• 12+23-18=7 cookies

Find the difference.

860 - 659

• 219

• 319

• 201

• 19

Which of these expressions has the same difference as 94-50?

• 70-54

• 80-46

• 60-16

• 90-54

The students made 565 book covers for their math books. They used up 422 of the book covers. How many book covers are left?

• 242 book covers

• 163 book covers

• 987 book covers

• 143 book covers

If 3 tens are subtracted from 401, what is the difference?

• 471

• 371

• 398

• 381

Which of the following words refer to subtraction? Select all correct answers.

• sum

• difference

• altogether

• minus