Name

In 1 through 6, subtract.
1.

37.6
- 14.5

2.

62.53
- 43.75

3.

46.81
- 12.43

4.

17.15
- 2.38

5. 0.6 - 0.42

7. Explain Juan got the answer

19.88 for Exercise 2. Explain what
mistakes he made.

8. Draw a Picture Use a hundredths

grid to check your answer for
Exercise 5.

6. 70.1 - 65.81

Estimate to check
your answers for
reasonableness.

Leveled Practice In 9 through 24, subtract.

9.

13.

4.8
- 0.5

10.

88.65
- 7.52

11.

9.2
- 2.4

12.

6.19
- 5.56

89.2
- 65.33

14.

44
- 14.4

15.

0.88
- 0.79

16.

62.8
- 9.17

17. 89.82 - 46.3

18. 92.78 - 37.97

19. 39.65 - 17.69

20. 91.5 - 66.13

21. 9.41 - 1.72

22. 37.9 - 3.8

23. 34.8 - 7.46

24. 5 - 2.33

*For another example, see Set H on page 153.

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25. Number Sense Is 8.7 - 0.26 greater or

less than 8? Explain.

26. Use a Strip Diagram When Matt left his

home in Red Grove, his odometer read
47,283.5 kilometers. By the time he
had arrived in Grand City, his odometer
read 48,163.7 kilometers. How many
kilometers did Matt travel?

You can use mental math.

48,163.7 kilometers

47,283.5

27. One of the largest dinosaurs ever

found, the Puertasaurus, measured
39.92 meters long. One of the smallest
dinosaurs, the Compsognathus,
measured 1.43 meters long. What
was the difference in length of
these dinosaurs?
A
B
C
D

41.35 meters
38.59 meters
38.49 meters
29.49 meters

28. Extend Your Thinking In one week,

Jessica spent 2.35 hours walking from
her house to work. Together, Jessica and
her friend, Constance, will spend
4.21 hours of their week walking from
their homes to work. How many hours
does Constance spend each week
walking from home to work?
4.21 hours

2.35

29. Mental Math How could you use

compensation to find 225 + 47?

30. Estimation Estimate the difference of

34.79 - 12.23 by rounding to the nearest
whole number. Explain your process.

31. Jackie found the difference of 40.5

and 5.51. Is her answer correct? If not,
explain her mistake and write the
correct answer.

32. Draw a Picture Use hundredths grids

to find the difference of 1.2 - 0.87.

40.5
- 5.51
2.54

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