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Practise Subtraction Using Counting Back

In this worksheet, students will subtract numbers to find how much is left.

'Practise Subtraction Using Counting Back' worksheet

Key stage:  KS 2

Year:  Year 3 Maths worksheets

Curriculum topic:   Number: Addition and Subtraction

Curriculum subtopic:   Use Written Addition/Subtraction to Three Digits

Popular topics:   Subtraction worksheets

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Worksheet Overview

This activity is about subtracting numbers.

 

Example

 

number line to 100

 

piggy bank   pile of coins
Ali has £71 in his piggy bank.    He spent £42.

 

How many pounds did he have left?

 

Answer

We can use the number line below:

 

number line to 100

 

We start at 71 and go back 42 to get to 29.

 

When you go back 42, you can go back 1 (to get to 70), then 10, then 10, then 10, then 10, then the final 1

 

71 - 42 = 29

 

Ali has 29 pounds left.

 

There are many ways of doing a subtraction, but we're going to practise this method in the questions that follow.

 

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