Module 3 - Subtracting Real-Life Numbers
Module 3 - Subtracting Real-Life Numbers
Module 3 - Subtracting Real-Life Numbers
Module
3
Subtracting
Real-‐Life
Whole
Numbers
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The
balance
in
Danielle’s
checking
account
is
$346.92.
She
debits
at
the
grocery
store
for
$
132.45.
What
is
the
balance
in
her
checking
account
now?
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PART
1
Subtraction
Facts
Donna
barbecues
hot
dogs
at
the
picnic.
There
are
15
hot
dogs
on
the
grill.
She
takes
seven
cooked
ones
off
the
grill.
How
many
hot
dogs
are
still
on
the
grill?
You
can
subtract
to
find
out
how
many
hot
dogs
are
still
on
the
grill.
A
subtraction
fact
can
be
written
in
two
ways.
Number
sentence
15
–
7
=
8
15
-‐
7
difference
8
difference
It
is
read
fifteen
minus
seven
equals
eight.
There
are
8
hot
dogs
still
on
the
grill.
Subtracting
is
the
reverse
of
adding.
When
you
add
you
go
from
left
to
right
on
the
number
line.
When
you
subtract
you
go
from
right
to
left
on
the
number
line.
You
can
check
your
subtraction
by
adding.
Add
Subtract
9
-‐0
9
The
difference
of
any
number
and
zero
is
that
number.
Example:
Subtract:
9
–
9
9
-‐9
0
The
difference
of
any
number
and
itself
is
zero.
Part
1:
Subtraction
Facts
Practice
Your
Skills
Exercise
1-‐A
Write
the
number
sentence.
1.
Sixteen
minus
eight
equals
eight.
_______________________________
2.
Twelve
minus
three
equals
nine.
________________________________
3.
Nine
minus
five
is
four.
___________________________
4.
Ten
minus
four
is
six.
_____________________________
Exercise
1-‐B
Subtract.
5.
11
6.
13
7.
10
8.
7
9.
8
-‐2
-‐8
-‐7
-‐4
-‐6
10.
6
11.
12
12.
7
13.
8
14.
15
-‐2
-‐7
-‐1
-‐8
-‐9
15.
10
16.
6
17.
12
18.
14
19.
5
-‐9
-‐0
-‐8
-‐7
-‐3
20.
13
21.
10
22.
16
23.
17
24.
4
-‐7
-‐10
-‐8
-‐9
-‐0
25.
18
–
9
=
________
26.
6
-‐6
=
________
27.
11
–
6
=
________
28.
9
–
6
=
________
29.
14
–
8
=
________
30.
13
–
4
=
________
31.
5
–
5
=
________
32.
15
–
6
=
________
33.
7
–
0
=
________
PART
2
Fact
Families
Addition
and
subtraction
are
opposite
operations.
Knowing
your
addition
facts
helps
you
with
subtraction
facts.
6
+
9
=
15
15
–
6
=
9
9
+
6
=
15
15
–
9
=
6
These
four
number
sentences
are
called
a
fact
family.
Each
number
sentence
is
a
related
fact.
Fact
families
make
addition
and
subtraction
easier.
Example:
There
were
7
managers
present
at
the
workshop.
Eleven
managers
signed
up
for
the
workshop.
How
many
managers
did
not
attend?
Think:
7
+
?
=
11
You
know
that
11
–
7
=
4.
So,
7
+
4
=
11.
Four
managers
did
not
attend
the
workshop.
Example:
Complete
the
fact
family
for
these
numbers:
7,
3,
10
3
+
7
=
10
7
+
3
=
10
X
X
X
10
–
3
=
7
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
10
–
7
=
3
Exercise
2-‐B
Write
the
fact
family
for
each
set
of
numbers.
10.
12,
9,
3
11.
1,
6,
7
12.
14,
5,
9
_____________
______________
______________
______________
_______________
______________
______________
_______________
______________
______________
_______________
______________
PART
3
Problem
Solving
Strategy:
Choose
the
Operation
Here
are
some
word
clues
that
help
you
know
when
you
should
subtract:
Difference
What
is
the
difference
between
Sam
and
Noah’s
age?
Other
–er
words
that
compare
things:
e.g.
taller,
older,
longer,
wider,
etc.
When
making
a
plan,
think
about
which
operation
you
will
use
to
solve
the
problem.
Example:
A
4-‐door
sedan
can
seat
up
to
6
people.
A
2-‐door
sports
car
can
seat
2
people.
How
many
more
people
can
the
sedan
seat?
1.
Understand
the
problem.
What
information
is
given?
Sedan
–
6
people
What
do
you
need
to
find?
Sports
–
2
people
How
many
more
people
can
sit
in
the
sedan.
2.
Make
a
plan
to
solve
the
How
can
you
solve
the
To
find
how
many
problem.
problem?
more,
subtract
2
from
6.
3.
Solve.
Show
your
work.
6 –
2
=
4
4.
Check
your
answer
for
Does
your
answer
make
4
more
seats
reasonableness
sense?
6
–
2
=
4
Example:
The
Lions
scored
4
runs
in
the
first
inning
and
9
runs
in
the
ninth
inning.
How
many
runs
did
they
score
in
all?
1.
Understand
the
problem
What
information
is
given?
First
–
4
runs
What
do
you
need
to
find?
Ninth
–
9
runs
How
many
runs
in
all.
2.
Make
a
plan
to
solve
the
How
can
you
solve
the
To
find
how
many
problem.
problem?
in
all,
add
4
and
9.
3.
Solve.
Show
your
work.
4
+
9
=
13
4.
Check
your
answer
for
Does
your
answer
make
13
runs
reasonableness.
sense?
4
+
9
=
13
5.
Renee
traveled
2,375
kilometres
in
March
and
4,893
kilometres
in
April.
How
many
kilometres
did
she
travel
altogether?
6.
Marco
bought
2
tickets
to
the
football
game.
Each
ticket
cost
$29.95
(tax
included).
How
much
money
did
Marco
spend?
7.
On
the
shelf
in
the
library,
there
are
17
sports
books
and
8
art
books.
How
many
more
sports
books
are
there
than
art
books?
8.
Donna
sold
4,895
magazines
last
month.
Katie
sold
195
more
subscriptions
than
Donna.
How
many
subscriptions
did
Katie
sell?
PART 4
Estimating
Differences
To
estimate
the
difference
between
two
numbers,
round
each
number.
A
number
line
can
help
you
round
each
number.
Example:
Estimate
the
difference:
65
–
23.
Round
65.
______I______I______I______I______I______
40
50
60
70
80
65
rounds
to
70.
When
a
number
is
halfway
between
two
numbers,
round
Round
23.
up.
______I______I______I______I______I___
0
10
20
30
40
23
rounds
to
20.
70
–
20
=
50
is
the
estimated
difference.
Example:
Caitlin
worked
72
hours
during
the
last
pay
period.
Rob
worked
87
hours
during
the
same
pay
period.
About
how
many
more
hours
did
Rob
work
than
Caitlin?
You
can
estimate
the
difference
to
find
out
about
how
many
more
hours
Rob
worked.
87
→
90
Round
each
number
to
the
greatest
place
-‐72
→
-‐
70
value.
20
Rob
worked
about
20
hours
more
than
Caitlin.
Estimating
Estimate
to
complete
the
puzzle.
Across
Down
a.
53
–
27
a.
12
+
14
b.
75
+
62
b.
63
+
54
d.
83
–
69
c.
72
–
29
e.
85
+
22
f.
76
+
24
g.
27
+
32
+
69
h.
68
-‐
47
i.
77
-‐
31
a.
2
0
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
h.
g.
i.
PART
5
Subtracting
2-‐Digit
Numbers
and
3-‐Digit
Numbers
with
Regrouping
To
subtract
from
some
2-‐digit
numbers,
you
must
regroup
1
ten
as
10
ones
so
you
can
subtract
the
ones.
Example:
Subtract
14
from
31.
Step
1:
Regroup
31
as
2
tens
11
ones.
Tens
Ones
3²
1¹¹
□□□□□□
-‐1
4
□
□□□□□
Step
2:
Subtract
the
ones.
Tens
Ones
□□□□□□
3²
1¹¹
□!!!!
-‐1
4
7
Step
3:
Subtract
the
tens.
Tens
Ones
□□□□□□
3²
1¹¹
□!!!!
-‐1
4
1
7
You
can
use
addition
to
check
your
subtraction.
31
17
-‐14
+14
17
31
To
subtract
some
3-‐digit
numbers,
you
may
need
to
regroup
1
hundred
as
10
tens.
Example:
Subtract
156
from
548
Step
1
Step
2
Step
3
H
T
O
H
T
O
H
T
O
5
4
8
5⁴
4¹⁴
8
5⁴
4¹⁴
8
-‐1
5
6
-‐1
5
6
-‐1
5
6
2
2
3
9
2
Step
1:
Subtract
the
ones.
Regroup
if
necessary.
Step
2:
Regroup
5
hundreds
4
tens
as
4
hundreds
14
tens.
Step
3:
Subtract
the
tens
and
hundreds.
Example:
Subtract
338
from
624.
Regroup
the
tens.
Subtract
the
ones.
Regroup
the
Subtract.
hundreds.
¹¹
¹¹
6
2¹
4¹⁴
6
2¹
4¹⁴
6⁵
2¹
4¹⁴
6⁵
2¹
4¹⁴
-‐3
3
8
-‐3
3
8
-‐3
3
8
-‐3
3
8
6
6
2
8
6
PART
5:
Subtracting
2-‐Digit
Numbers
and
3-‐Digit
Numbers
with
Regrouping
Practice
Your
Skills
Exercise
5-‐A
Subtract.
Check
by
adding.
1.
33
2.
58
3.
23
4.
46
5.
63
-‐17
-‐28
-‐14
-‐17
-‐6
6.
75
7.
82
8.
28
9.
31
10.
44
-‐36
-‐47
-‐19
-‐
7
-‐25
11.
66
12.
37
13.
46
14.
93
15.
81
-‐38
-‐18
-‐27
-‐64
-‐55
Exercise
5-‐B
Subtract.
16.
674
17.
447
18.
719
19.
854
20.
556
-‐282
-‐189
-‐486
-‐367
-‐
67
21.
324
22.
726
23.
612
24.
593
25.
234
-‐177
-‐317
-‐223
-‐275
-‐159
26.
416
27.
947
28.
881
29.
614
30.
527
-‐148
-‐569
-‐394
-‐347
-‐219
31.
624
32.
517
33.
787
34.
524
35.
926
-‐
39
-‐216
-‐597
-‐
73
-‐637
PART
6
Zeros
in
Subtraction
Sometimes
you
must
regroup
both
the
tens
and
hundreds
before
you
subtract
the
ones.
Example:
Subtract
126
from
300.
300
-‐126
Since
there
are
no
tens
to
regroup,
you
must
regroup
3
hundreds
as
2
hundreds
10
tens.
32
010
0
-‐1
2
6
Now
regroup
10
tens
as
9
tens
10
ones.
9
□□□□□
32
010
0
□□□□□
-‐1
2
6
Subtract.
300
–
126
=
174
Estimate
to
see
if
your
answer
is
reasonable.
300
→
300
-‐126
→
-‐100
200
Since
300
–
100
=
200,
you
can
estimate
that
300
–
126
will
be
less
than
200.
174
<
200
so
your
answer
is
reasonable.
Example:
There
are
605
time
cards.
Rosa,
the
personnel
manager,
has
calculated
367
of
them.
How
many
more
time
cards
does
she
need
to
calculate?
To
find
out
how
many
Rosa
needs
to
calculate,
subtract
367
from
605.
Before
you
can
subtract,
you
need
to
regroup
1
hundred
as
10
tens.
Step
1
Step
2
Step
3
⁹
⁹
6⁵0¹⁰5
6⁵0105¹⁵
6⁵
0¹⁰5¹⁵
-‐3
6
7
-‐3
6
7
-‐3
6
7
2
3
8
Step
1:
Regroup
6
hundreds
0
tens
as
5
hundreds
10
tens.
Step
2:
Regroup
10
tens
5
ones
as
9
tens
15
ones.
Step
3:
Subtract.
Rosa
has
238
more
time
cards
to
calculate.
Sometimes
you
can
combine
steps
to
save
time.
Example:
Subtract:
600
–
275.
59
6
0
0¹⁰
Think:
600
=
60
tens.
-‐2
7
5
Regroup
60
tens
as
59
tens
10
ones.
59
6
0
0¹⁰
Subtract.
-‐2
7
5
3
2
5
16.
380
17.
600
18.
706
19.
350
20.
700
-‐
97
-‐
153
-‐
9
-‐
64
-‐
39
21.
510
22.
400
23.
607
24.
900
25.
306
-‐
9
-‐
123
-‐
89
-‐
7
-‐
127
Real-‐Life
Math
Exercise
6-‐B
Solve.
26.
There
were
300
employees
invited
to
the
company
picnic.
Only
145
people
were
able
to
attend.
How
many
employees
did
not
go
to
the
picnic?
27.
Susan
has
700
newsletters
to
mail.
There
is
enough
postage
in
the
meter
to
mail
568
newsletters.
How
many
newsletters
does
Susan
still
have
to
mail?
28.
Don
is
18
years
old.
His
father
is
54
years
old.
What
is
the
difference
in
their
ages?
29.
Verna
has
a
fever
and
a
cold.
Her
temperature
in
the
morning
was
39
degrees
Celsius.
In
the
evening
it
was
37
degrees.
What
was
the
decrease
in
Verna’s
temperature?
30.
543
employees
work
at
the
local
plant.
147
are
laid
off.
How
many
employees
are
still
working?
PART
7
Subtracting
Greater
Numbers
To
subtract
greater
numbers,
you
may
have
to
regroup
1
thousand
as
10
hundreds.
Example:
Subtract
2,725
from
6,503.
thousands
hundreds
tens
Ones
¹⁴
⁹
¹⁴
⁹
6⁵
54
0103¹³
6⁵
54
010
3¹³
-‐2
7
2
5
-‐2
7
2
5
3
7
7
8
3
7
7
8
Example:
Subtract:
38,625
–
29,417
Regroup
1
ten
thousand
as
10
thousands
to
subtract.
ten
thousands
thousands
hundreds
tens
ones
3²
8¹⁸
6
2¹
5¹⁵
-‐2
9
4
1
7
9
2
0
8
You
can
use
a
calculator
to
check
your
answer.
Enter:
9,208 + 29,417 =
The
display
shows
38,625
Example:
The
football
stadium
seats
78,554
people.
There
were
7,647
empty
seats
at
Sunday’s
game.
How
many
people
were
at
the
stadium
on
Sunday?
7
8,
5
5⁴
4¹⁴
7
8,
5
5⁴
4¹⁴
7
8,⁷
5¹⁵
5⁴
4¹⁴
7
8,⁷
5¹⁵
5⁴
4¹⁴
7,
6
4
7
7,
6
4
7
7,
6
4
7
7,
6
4
7
7
0
7
9
0
7
7
0,
9
0
7
Step
1:
Regroup
the
tens.
Step
2:
Subtract
the
ones
and
the
tens.
Step
3:
Regroup
the
thousands.
Step
4:
Subtract
the
hundreds,
thousands,
and
ten
thousands.
There
were
70,907
people
at
the
stadium.
Check:
70,907
+7,647
78,554
Example:
Subtract:
33,
532
–
27,
728
To
subtract,
regroup
1
ten
thousand
as
10
thousands.
¹²
33,
5
3²
2¹²
33,
5
3²
2¹²
33,²
5¹⁵
3²
2¹²
3²32,
5¹⁵3²
2¹²
-‐27,
7
2
8
-‐27,
7
2
8
-‐27,
7
2
8
-‐2
7,
7
2
8
4
0
4
8
0
4
5,
8
0
4
Use
a
calculator
to
check.
Enter:
27,728 + 5,804 = 33,532
OR
33,532 – 5,804 = 27, 728
11.
4,932
12.
6,074
13.
8,145
14.
6,547
15.
3,487
-‐1,763
-‐3,886
-‐
3,769
-‐
873
-‐1,498
16.
38,473
17.
43,825
18.
65,112
19.
84,387
20.
32,507
-‐
587
-‐
22,917
-‐
36,773
-‐
7,898
-‐
18,679
21.
42,713
22.
67,412
23.
89,678
24.
56,173
25.
63,447
-‐
4,897
-‐
38,749
-‐
17,899
-‐
19,874
-‐
37,895
26.
89,173
27.
75,173
28.
376,489
29.
581,307
30.
617,093
-‐
1,987
-‐
42,877
-‐
137,546
-‐
293,219
-‐
386,673
31.
749,389
32.
763,894
33.
843,164
34.
684,227
35.
493,874
-‐
467,846
-‐384,622
-‐
389,207
-‐
349,896
-‐
278,947
PART
8
Adding
and
Subtracting
Money
Adding
money
amounts
is
the
same
as
adding
whole
numbers.
However,
when
you
add
money,
you
use
a
dollar
sign
($)
and
a
decimal
point
in
the
sum.
Example:
Add:
$6.38
+
$3.59
$6.3¹8
+3.5
9
Align
the
decimal
points.
$9.9
7
Subtracting
money
amounts
is
the
same
as
subtracting
whole
numbers.
Example:
Subtract:
$13.27
-‐
$5.98
¹¹
1
$13².2 7¹⁷
-‐
5
.9
8
Regroup
if
necessary.
$
7
.2
9
Example:
Jim
buys
a
sweater
on
sale
for
$42.78.
The
regular
price
is
$60.20.
How
much
money
does
he
save?
Subtract
to
find
out.
⁹
¹¹
$6⁵010.210¹⁰
-‐
4
2
.7
8
Regroup
if
necessary.
Jim
saves
$17.42.
$
1
7
.4
2
Example:
Justine
buys
a
scarf
for
$13.88.
She
gives
the
clerk
$15.00.
How
much
change
does
she
receive?
⁹
10
$15⁴
.0 0¹⁰
Justine
should
receive
$1.12
in
-‐
13
.8
8
Align
the
decimal
points.
change.
However,
because
we
do
$
1
.1
2
not
have
pennies
in
Canada
it
will
be
rounded
to
$1.10.
11.
$63.19
12.
$38.54
13.
$61.10
14.
$59.63
15.
$83.07
+13.47
+39.99
-‐
34.90
-‐
24.17
-‐
9.99
16.
$32.17
17.
$51.13
18.
$22.16
19.
$13.89
20.
$8.32
10.45
12.85
34.74
25.55
10.89
+
38.29
+
9.50
+10.90
+38.10
+38.74
Real-‐Life
Math
Exercise
8-‐B
Solve.
SALE
Digital
Camera
$59.63
MP3
Player
$32.27
Compact
Disc
25-‐pack
$14.88
Microfibre
monitor
cloth
$6.29
USB
Drive
$13.45
Rechargeable
battery
$8.12
21.
Mark
buys
2
items
at
the
sale.
Their
total
cost
is
$23.00.
What
did
he
buy?
22.
Anna
buys
2
items.
She
spends
$73.08.
What
did
Anna
buy?
23.
Leanna
buys
2
items.
Their
difference
in
price
is
$25.98.
What
did
she
buy?
PART
9
Problem
Solving
Strategy:
Using
a
Bar
Graph
Mallory
keeps
track
of
the
weekly
tire
sales
at
Tuffy’s
Tire
Shop.
She
made
a
bar
graph
to
display
information.
TIRE
SALES
25
20
Number
of
Tires
Sold
15
10
5
0
All
Weather
Radial
Snow
All-‐terrain
Kinds
of
Tires
PART
9:
Problem
Solving
Strategy-‐Using
a
Bar
Graph
Practice
Your
Skills
Real-‐Life
Math
Use
the
graph
to
answer
the
questions.
1. What
is
the
title
of
the
graph?
__________________________________________________________
2. What
do
the
numbers
on
the
side
of
the
graph
mean?
__________________________________________________________
September
August
Months
July
June
May
April
8. What
does
each
bar
on
the
graph
represent?
___________________________________________________________
9. During
which
month
did
Tuffy’s
Tire
Shop
have
the
most
customers?
___________________________________________________________
10.
Were
there
more
customers
in
April
or
June?
_____________________
11.
During
which
months
were
there
more
than
500
customers?
___________________________________________________________
12.
During
which
month
did
Tuffy’s
have
the
fewest
customers?
_________________________________________________________
Brian,
the
bookkeeper,
keeps
track
of
how
many
hours
the
employees
work
each
week.
He
organized
the
information
in
this
bar
graph.
40
Number
of
Hours
Worked
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
Cathy
Mallory
Andrew
Hannah
Employees
Use
the
graph
to
answer
the
questions.
13.What
is
the
title
of
the
graph?
_____________________________________________________________
14.
Which
employee
worked
the
most
hours?
__________________________
15.
Who
worked
more
hours,
Hannah
or
Mallory?_______________________
16.
Which
employee
worked
the
fewest
hours?
_________________________
17.
Together,
Cathy
and
Hannah
worked
as
many
hours
as
which
employee?
___________________________________
18.
Brian
forgot
to
show
his
hours
on
the
bar
graph.
He
worked
35
hours.
Draw
a
bar
on
the
graph
to
show
this
information.
19.
Including
Brian’s
time,
how
many
hours
did
all
the
employees
work
last
week?
________________________________________
Real-‐Life
Math
Module
#2
Task-‐Based
Activity:
Complete
a
cheque
register
A
checking
account
lets
you
pay
bills
without
carrying
or
mailing
large
amounts
of
money.
When
you
put
money
into
a
checking
account,
the
value
is
added
to
the
balance,
or
existing
amount
of
money
in
the
account.
When
you
write
a
cheque,
debit
or
make
a
withdrawal,
money
is
subtracted
from
the
balance.
A
check
register
is
used
to
keep
track
of
deposits
and
withdrawals.
Enter
these
transactions
in
the
cheque
register.
November
18
Deposit
$94.76
November
20
Debit
to
Service
Ontario,
$25.00
for
license
November
21
Cheque
no.
513
to
Bell
Canada,
$38.42
for
cell
phone
November
22
Deposit
$110.10
November
22
Cheque
no.
514
to
Union
Gas,
$73.14
for
utilities
Number
Date
Cheques/Debits
Amount
of
Amount
of
Balance
Issued
To
or
Cheque
(-‐)
Deposit
(+)
Description
of
$
218
43
Deposit
Module
3:
Subtracting
Real-‐Life
Whole
Numbers
33
11.
412
12.
624
13.
574
14.
813
15.
798
-‐329
-‐395
-‐
297
-‐424
-‐309
16.
400
17.
800
18.
320
19.
740
20.
409
-‐
217
-‐
335
-‐
148
-‐
388
-‐
217
21.
3,609
22.
6,314
23.
7,489
24.
4,981
25.
6,009
-‐
893
-‐
2,185
-‐
3,817
-‐
1,673
-‐
3,426
Real-‐Life
Math
Solve.
30.
Nicholas
buys
a
pair
of
sneakers
on
sale
for
$79.99.
The
regular
price
is
$129.00.
How
much
money
does
he
save?
31.
Ashley
spends
$43.07
on
office
supplies.
She
gives
the
clerk
$50.00.
How
much
change
does
she
receive?
32.
John’s
current
balance
in
his
Itunes
account
is
$36.54.
He
buys
a
song
on
for
$1.99.
What
is
his
remaining
balance
in
his
account
after
he
buys
the
song?