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Riddle puzzle: Subtraction with regrouping

Solve each question. Find your answer in the decoder and write its letter in the box. The letters answer the riddle.

Name

Date

What do you call a cold dog?

  1. 1.7005 − 2892 = ?
  2. 2.700 − 403 = ?
  3. 3.70 − 56 = ?
  4. 4.Luis had 75 balls and gave away 42. How many balls are left?
  5. 5.506 − 497 = ?
  6. 6.636 − 262 = ?
  7. 7.506 − 321 = ?
  8. 8.629 − 289 = ?
  9. 9.800 − 107 = ?

Decoder

14H

693G

374I

9L

1014Q

315X

33I

169Z

789J

340O

4113A

297C

185D

The answer to the riddle

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Answer key: Subtraction with regrouping riddle

What do you call a cold dog? A chili dog!

  1. 1. 4113 = A
  2. 2. 297 = C
  3. 3. 14 = H
  4. 4. 33 = I
  5. 5. 9 = L
  6. 6. 374 = I
  7. 7. 185 = D
  8. 8. 340 = O
  9. 9. 693 = G

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