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Subtraction Stories 2
Subtracting two 3-digit numbers
without renaming

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Story Problem 1
Mr Lim had $458.
He spent $145 on a shirt.
How much money did he have left?
$145
Amount of
money Mr
Lim had

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Hundreds OnesTens
How many hundreds are there left?
3 1 3
How many ones are there left?
How many tens are there left?

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Story Problem 1
458 - 145 =
He had $ left.
H T O
4 5 8
- 1 4 5
Mr Lim had $458.
He spent $145 on a shirt.
How much money did he have left?
$145
313
313

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Story Problem 2
There are 659 red and blue buttons in a box.
230 of the buttons are red.
How many blue buttons are there?
659 - 230 =
There are blue buttons.
H T O
6 5 9
- 2 3 0
924
429

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Story Problem 3
267 girls and 163 boys took part in a rope skipping
competition.
How many more girls than boys were there?
267 - 163 =
There were more girls than boys.
H T O
2 6 7
- 1 6 3
401
104

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Spot the mistake!
Are the answers correct?
If they are wrong, what should the correct answer be?
1) 569 - 124 = 445
2) 389 - 364 = 250
3) 677 - 367 = 31
4) 808 - 603 = 205