IXL | Addition and subtraction word problems: numbers up to five digits

Before the recent housing boom, there were 2,512 houses in Richmond County. Now, there are 2,736 houses. How many houses did developers build during the housing boom?

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Dayton River held a nest of fish eggs. The nest contained a total of 3,553 eggs. If 630 of these eggs hatched, how many did not hatch?

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solution

Subtract the number of eggs that hatched from the total number of eggs.

Subtract:


	3,553

−	630

Subtract the ones.




	3	,	5	5	3

–			6	3	0

					3

Subtract the tens.




	3	,	5	5	3

–			6	3	0

				2	3

Subtract the hundreds. You need to regroup first. Subtract 15 − 6.

–

Subtract the thousands.

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The difference is 2,923. There were 2,923 eggs that did not hatch.

Looking for more? Try these:

Lesson: Multi-digit addition

Lesson: Multi-digit subtraction

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G.6Add two numbers up to three digits

H.6Subtract numbers up to three digits

K.7Addition and subtraction word problems: up to three digits

Lesson: Multi-digit addition

Lesson: Multi-digit subtraction

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