Subtracting 3, 4, 5 digit

numbers
Week 4 :
Natalie and Karen

This is going to work a lot like

subtracting with two digit numbers...

639-275
Our first step is to stack and line
things up:

As usual, the first thing to do is to subtract

the ones... We don't have to do any
borrowing on this one:

639
-275

Now, we'll subtract the tens stripe...

But, we run into that problem again!

639
-275
We cant subtract 7 from 3,
since 7 is bigger than 3.

Subtract the tens... Then,

subtract the hundreds...

539
-275
364
OK, now we're ready to do one with TWO
borrows in it! And I'm going to use the
faster way to show my work so you can
get used to it.

Now lets work through a few

sample problems together

584
-377
924
-368

Lets work on word problems.

A word problem can have lots of information. You need to identify

what information is available and determine what is it asking.
Lets look at the first example:
Molly works at a womens clothing store. Yesterday, she noticed
that all her customers wore pants or skirts. 2 customers wore
pants and 3 customers wore skirts. How many customers did
Molly help yesterday. Circle your answer
3

Sara wrote 524 words in her journal. Then

she crossed out 56 words and added 95 new
words.
a. How long was the entry after she crossed
out words?
_______
b. How long was the entry after she added
new words?
_______