3-Digit Subtraction: Check Your Work and Explain!

A bakery made 425 cookies. They sold 178 cookies. How many cookies are left? Check your work by adding the sold cookies to the remaining cookies. Explain how you found your answer.

• 247 cookies

• 250 cookies

• 200 cookies

• 300 cookies

A library had 312 books. They donated 145 books to a local school. How many books does the library have now? Verify your answer by adding the donated books to the remaining books. Describe your reasoning.

• 177

• 167

• 312

• 145

A toy store had 564 toys. They sold 289 toys during a sale. How many toys are still in the store? Check your work by adding the sold toys to the remaining toys. Explain your thought process.

• 250

• 275

• 300

• 400

A farmer harvested 732 apples. He gave away 456 apples to friends. How many apples does he have left? Double-check your answer by adding the apples given away to the remaining apples. Explain your method.

• 2760

• 732

• 456

• 276

A school had 850 pencils. They used 367 pencils for art projects. How many pencils are remaining? Verify your answer by adding the used pencils to the remaining pencils. Describe how you calculated your answer.

• 400

• 483

• 550

• 467

A bookstore had 920 books. They sold 478 books during a clearance sale. How many books are left? Check your work by adding the sold books to the remaining books. Explain how you arrived at your answer.

• 442

• 450

• 500

• 400

A car dealership had 530 cars. They sold 289 cars last month. How many cars are still available? Verify your answer by adding the sold cars to the remaining cars. Describe your reasoning process.

• 250

• 300

• 200

• 241

A candy shop had 750 candies. They gave away 365 candies for a party. How many candies are left? Check your work by adding the candies given away to the remaining candies. Explain your calculation method.

• 300

• 450

• 400

• 385

A concert hall had 1,200 seats. After 456 tickets were sold, how many seats are still available? Verify your answer by adding the sold tickets to the remaining seats. Explain how you found your answer.

• 600

• 744

• 500

• 800