Exercise
Subtract and then check by adding:
Solution
1. |
9−7 |
Subtract 7 from 9. |
2 |
Check with addition.
2+7=9✓ |
2. |
8−3 |
Subtract 3 from 8. |
5 |
Check with addition.
5+3=8✓ |
To subtract numbers with more than one digit, it is usually easier to write the numbers vertically in columns just as we did for addition. Align the digits by place value, and then subtract each column starting with the ones and then working to the left.
Exercise
Subtract and then check by adding:
89−61.
Answer:
Solution
Write the numbers so the ones and tens digits line up vertically. |
\begin{array}{c}\hfill 89\\ \hfill \underset{\text{____}}{-61}\end{array} |
Subtract the digits in each place value.
Subtract the ones: 9−1=8
Subtract the tens: 8−6=2 |
\begin{array}{c}\hfill 89\\ \hfill \underset{\text{____}}{-61}\\ \hfill 28\end{array} |
Check using addition.
\begin{array}{c}\hfill 28\\ \hfill \underset{\text{____}}{+61}\\ \hfill 89\end{array}\quad\checkmark |
Our answer is correct.
When we modeled subtracting
Exercise
Subtract and then check by adding:
207−64.
Answer:
Solution
Write the numbers so each place value lines up vertically. |
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Subtract the ones. 7−4=3.
Write the 3 in the ones place in the difference. Write the 3 in the ones place in the difference. |
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Subtract the tens. We cannot subtract6 from0 so we borrow 1 hundred and add10 tens to the0 tens we had. This makes a total of10 tens. We write10 above the tens place and cross out the0. Then we cross out the2 in the hundreds place and write1 above it. |
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Now we subtract the tens. 10−6=4. We write the 4 in the tens place in the difference. |
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Finally, subtract the hundreds. There is no digit in the hundreds place in the bottom number so we can imagine a 0 in that place. Since 1−0=1, we write1 in the hundreds place in the difference. |
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Check by adding.
Our answer is correct. |
try it
Subtract and then check by adding:
439−52.
Answer: 439−52=387 because 387+52=439✓
Subtract and then check by adding:
318−75.
Answer: 318−75=243 because 243+75=318✓
Watch the video below to see another example of subtracting whole numbers by lining up place values.
https://youtu.be/hneqy1EGACs