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5 ? 6 8 2 Step 2: To find the missing minuend in the
tens column, add the subtrahend to
– ? 5 ? 4 1
the difference.
3 2 3 4 1 4 + 4 = 8

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5 ? 6 8 2 Step 3: In the hundreds column, to find the
missing subtrahend, subtract the
– ? 5 3 4 1
difference from the minuend.
3 2 3 4 1 6 – 3 = 3

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5 7 6 8 2 Step 4: In the thousands column, to find
the missing minuend, add the
– ? 5 3 4 1
subtrahend to the difference.
3 2 3 4 1 5 + 2 = 7

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5 7 6 8 2 Step 5: In the ten thousands column, to find
the missing subtrahend, subtract the
– 2 5 3 4 1
difference from the minuend.
3 2 3 4 1 5 – 3 = 2

Example 13: Find the missing digits.

L TTh Th H T O

? 7 6 3 2 ?

– 4 5 ? 4 ? 0

4 ? 8 ? 6 4

Solution: L TTh Th H T O

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6 5 2 12 Maths Fun
8 7 6 3 2 4
– 4 5 7 4 6 0 How many times can you
subtract 10 from 100?
4 1 8 8 6 4

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