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2. Subtract the following in your notebook.
(a) 935 – 86 (b) 576 – 487 (c) 321 – 195 (d) 426 – 277

(e) 563 – 275 (f) 630 – 482 (g) 434 – 79 (h) 500 – 207

suBtrAction stories

Example 1: Abdul, a balloon seller had 345 balloons. He sold 234
of them. How many balloons are left with him?

Solution: H t O

Total number of balloons = 3 4 5
Balloons sold = – 2 3 4
Balloons left = 1 1 1
Thus, 111 balloons are left with him.

Example 2: A theatre has 550 seats. One day, 489 people saw a movie. How many
seats were vacant?

Solution: H t O
4 14 10
Total number of 4

seats in the theatre = 5 5 0
Seats occupied = – 4 8 9
Seats vacant = 0 6 1

Thus, 61 seats were vacant.

Practice Time 4G

Solve the following story sums.

H t O
1. There were 152 carrots in a basket. 80 of them

were eaten. How many carrots were left?
Answer: __________________ –

H t O
2. 568 children went for a picnic. 321 of them were
girls. How many boys were there at the picnic?

Answer: __________________ –

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