NAME ______________________________ DATE _______________

DAILY PRACTICE

Solving Subtraction Problems

Use the U.S. standard algorithm for subtraction to solve each problem. Check each of your answers by using another method.

• 1 487 − 209 = _______________

  Here is how I solved it using the U.S. standard algorithm:

  Here is the second way I solved it:

• 2 1,265 − 795 =

  Here is how I solved it using the U.S. standard algorithm:

  Here is the second way I solved it:

NOTE

Students practice strategies for subtraction by solving a problem in two ways, including the U.S. standard algorithm.

MWI Subtraction Strategies

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