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Subtraction word problem in imperial volume
In a birthday party, a clown filled up two balloons with helium. The first balloon contained
819
fluid ounces of helium, while the second balloon contained
557
fluid ounces of helium. How much less helium is in the second balloon than the first balloon?
fluid ounces
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Hint
Can you answer 10 correctly?
819 less 557 is
?
-500
-50
-7
819
319
269
?
When subtracting numbers, it can be helpful to decompose the second number using the place value method and then use the arrow method to decrease the first number by each place value
For example, if we have 875 - 239
Decompose 239 into 2 hundreds, 3 tens, and 9 ones
Decrease 875 by -200 (=675)
Decrease 675 by -30 (=645)
Decrease 645 by -9 (=636)
