Example 1:
In an International cricket match, Sri Lanka scored 236 runs and India scored 126 runs. How many more runs should India score to be equal to the number of runs scored by Sri Lanka?
Solution:
Runs scored by Sri Lanka = 236; Runs scored by India = 126
To find the number of runs that India should score more to be equal to the number of runs scored by Sri Lanka, we will subtract 126 from 236.
H T O
2 3 6
– 1 2 6
1 1 0
Therefore, India must score 110 more runs to be equal to Sri Lanka’s runs.
Example 2:
Jerry collected 189 seashells and Eva collected 54 shells. Who collected more seashells and by how much?
Solution:
Number of shells collected by Jerry = 189; Number of shells collected by Eva = 54This shows that Jerry collected more seashells. Let us subtract 189 – 54 to get the difference.
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1 8 9
– 0 5 4
1 3 5Therefore, Jerry collected 135 seashells more than Eva.
Example 3:
During an annual Easter egg hunt, the participants found 2469 eggs in the clubhouse, out of which 54 Easter eggs were broken. Can you find out the number of unbroken eggs?
Solution:
The number of easter eggs found in the Clubhouse = 2469; Number of easter eggs that were broken = 54; The total number of unbroken eggs=?Now, we will subtract the number of broken eggs from the total number of eggs.
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2 4 6 9
– 5 4
2 4 1 5T
herefore, the number of unbroken eggs are 2415.