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2-82 Subtraction of Three-Digit Numbers

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Regrouping numbers helps you subtract eight from three in the problem below.

Sometimes you have to regroup before you can subtract three-digit numbers.  Look at the ones place value.  You cannot subtract 8 from 3 without regrouping.

 

7 4 3
2 1 8
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Regroup the 3 into 13 ones and the 4 into 3 tens. Subtract.

 

3 13
7
2 1 8
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5

 

Subtract the tens.

 

3 13
7
2 1 8
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2 5

 

Subtract the hundreds.

 

3 13
7
2 1 8
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5 2 5

 

Fill in the boxes below.

 
6
6
3 2 7
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6 15
6
3 2 7
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8

 

 
6 15
6
3 2 7
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Practice subtracting three-digit numbers using regrouping.

 

6
6
4 5 9
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9

 

15
7
2 2 6
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3
1 2 9
Minus90.gif (908 bytes)

 

   
4
2 3 6
Minus90.gif (908 bytes)

 

3
2 1 9
Minus90.gif (908 bytes)

 

2
1 1 8
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7
3 4 7
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5
3 8 9
Minus90.gif (908 bytes)

 

4
1 3 9
Minus90.gif (908 bytes)

 

   
4
2 4 8
Minus90.gif (908 bytes)

 

3
1 5 9
Minus90.gif (908 bytes)

 

7
2 2 5
Minus90.gif (908 bytes)

 

   
6 3 2
3 1 3
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7 2 3
5 1 4
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1 7 6
1 1 7
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