IXL | Subtract numbers up to seven digits: word problems

Girl Scouts in Milford are collecting blankets for local animal shelters. So far, they have collected a total of 39,766 blankets. 38,351 of these blankets are new and the rest are used. How many of the blankets are used?

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question

Julia's Cookies is offering a special on chocolate chip cookies. They just received an order from a chain of hotels for 3,736 boxes. They have 9,496 boxes on hand. How many boxes will be left after filling the order?

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solution

Subtract the number of boxes in the order from the total number of boxes.

Subtract:


	9,496

−	3,736

Subtract the ones.




	9	,	4	9	6

–	3	,	7	3	6

					0

Subtract the tens.




	9	,	4	9	6

–	3	,	7	3	6

				6	0

Subtract the hundreds. You need to regroup first. Subtract 14 − 7.

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Subtract the thousands. Subtract 8 − 3.

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The difference is 5,760. They will have 5,760 boxes of cookies left.

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