Name: _________________

Using a hundred chart to solve subtractions

1. Use the hundred chart to solve the following equation:

55 – 21 = ____ (1 point)

(5 points)

Complete the following paragraph to explain what you did to find the correct answer (4

points):

First, I found the number ____ on a hundred chart and circled it. Second, I counted ___

tens up. Third, I counted ____ ones back. Lastly, I circled the correct answer which is

____.
2. Samantha has 77 dollars. She spent 35 dollars to buy a gift for her brother Justin. She

bought the gift from a saleswoman. How much money does she have left after buying the

gift?
Complete the following equation to represent the problem (2 points):

____ - 35 = ____

Use the following hundreds chart to solve your equation:

(5 points)

Samantha has ____ dollars left (3 points).

Complete the following paragraph to explain what you did to find the correct answer (4

points):
First, I completed the equation to represent the word problem. Second, I found the

number ____ on a hundred chart and circled it. Third, I counted ___ tens up. Third, I

counted ____ ones back. Lastly, I circled the correct answer which is ____.