Strategy 1:

53

= 53
=

Subtract in two parts

50

72

= 72
= 45

Subtract 8 in two parts: first 3, then 5.

6
2

70

= 66

Subtract 6 in two parts: first 2, then 4.

In other words, first subtract to the previous whole ten, then the rest.

1. Subtract the elevated number in parts first subtract to the previous whole ten; then the rest.

5
/
a.

51

7
\

1 4

= ______

b.

62

____ ____

4
/
c.

33

____ ____

= ______

d.

92

75

= ______

f.

63

35

____ ____

7
g.

= ______

____ ____

____ ____

6
e.

= ______

5
\

= ______

5
\

____ ____

= ______

h.

74

2. First subtract the balls that are not in the ten-groups.

____ ____

= ______

a.

51 7 = _______

b.

42 4 = _______

51 5 = _______

42 5 = _______

51 3 = _______

42 3 = _______

51 6 = _______

42 6 = _______

Strategy 2:

Use known subtraction facts

Since 14 6 = 8, we know that the answer to 74 6 will end in 8,

but it will be in the sixties sixty-something. So it is 68.
Since 15 8 = 7, we know that the answer to 55 8 will end in 7,
but it will be in the forties forty-something. So it is 47.
3. Subtract. The first problem in each box is a helping problem for the others.
a.

d.

14 9 = _______

b.

17 8 = _______

c.

12 9 = _______

24 9 = _______

27 8 = _______

52 9 = _______

44 9 = _______

37 8 = _______

32 9 = _______

15 9 = _______

e.

13 8 = _______

f.

16 8 = _______

65 9 = _______

33 8 = _______

86 8 = _______

45 9 = _______

93 8 = _______

36 8 = _______

4. a. Amy has $32. She bought a comic book for $7.

How much does she have now?
b. Peter had $29. A toy train he wants costs $39.

Mom paid him $5 for working. How much more

does Peter now need to buy the train?
c. A flower shop has 55 roses. Eight of them are white,

and the rest are red. How many are red?

Strategy 3: Subtract in parts: tens and ones

Break the number being subtracted into its tens and ones. Subtract in parts.

75

21

= 75
=

20

55

87

1
1

= 87
= 54

First subtract 20, then 1.

46
40

47

6
6

= 41

First subtract 40, then 6.

5. Subtract in parts: Break the second number into its tens and ones.

a.

89
89

26
20

= __________

d. 69 19

b.

56

35

56

= __________

e. 67 36

c.

75

51

75

= __________

f. 64 33

Strategy 4:

Add.

You can add backwards. This works well if the two numbers are close to each other.

Instead of subtracting, think how much you need to add to the number being subtracted (the subtrahe
71 67 = ??
Think: 67 + ____ = 71

6. Subtract.
a.

78 75 = _______
61 58 = _______

b.

112 108 = _______

692 688 = _______

c.

505 499 = _______

1000 994 = _______

7. You had $50. You purchased two bouquets of roses for $13 each.
How much do you have left after the purchase?

8. What if you bought three bouquets of roses for $13 each with your $50?
How much would you have left after the purchase?

9. Fifteen children were playing on the playground. Seven of them left.

Then, ten more children came. How many are playing on the playground now?

10. A lion chased an antelope for 400 feet, then another 200 feet, and
lastly 200 feet more. Then the lion pounced on the antelope.
What was the total number of feet that the lion chased the antelope?

Strategy 5: Add up to find the difference.

To find the difference, start at the smaller number, and add up until you get to the bigger number.
You can first complete the next ten, then add whole tens, then add ones again.

84 37 = ?
37 + 3 =

40
40 + 40 =

92 35 = ?
35 + 5 = 40
40 + 50 =

80
80 + 4 = 84

I added 3, 40, and 4 or a total of 47.

84 37 = 47.

90
90 + 2 = 92

I added a total of 57.

92 35 = 57.

11. Add up to find the differences, or use some other strategy such as subtracting in parts.
+

a.

b.

65 26

35

40

80

83 35

= _____

26

30

60

65

= _____

83

c.

d.

e.

f.

56 28 = _______

72 18 = _______

54 37 = _______

74 55 = _______

55 24 = _______

82 46 = _______

91 57 = _______

63 34 = _______