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Vertical Subtraction
Like addition, subtraction can also be done by vertical method. Place the smaller
number below the greater number and subtract to find the difference.
Look at the given examples.
8 6 9
– 5 – 2 – 4
3 4 5
8 Subtract the numbers to find the difference.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
7 6 3 3
– 4 – 1 – 0 – 2
(e) (f) (g) (h)
5 9 8 6
– 5 – 6 – 2 – 4
(i) (j) (k) (l)
4 9 3 5
– 2 – 3 – 1 – 4
Word Problems
Look carefully at the given word problem.
5
There were 5 children in the bus.
2 children got down. How many children – 2
are left in the bus?
3
Answer: 3 children
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