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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.

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What did the triangle say to the circle?

  1. 1.400 βˆ’ 162 = ?
  2. 2.310 βˆ’ 163 = ?
  3. 3.431 βˆ’ 194 = ?
  4. 4.There were 72 apples. Then 18 were used. How many are left?
  5. 5.528 βˆ’ 138 = ?
  6. 6.300 βˆ’ 179 = ?
  7. 7.803 βˆ’ 108 = ?
  8. 8.30 βˆ’ 25 = ?
  9. 9.340 βˆ’ 135 = ?
  10. 10.30 βˆ’ 24 = ?
  11. 11.90 βˆ’ 30 = ?
  12. 12.Yuki had 93 beads and gave away 66. How many beads are left?
  13. 13.6000 βˆ’ 5694 = ?
  14. 14.607 βˆ’ 236 = ?

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390E

121P

10X

306S

238Y

695O

60L

237U

54R

27E

6T

814Q

205N

147O

371S

5I

218J

355Z

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Answer key: Subtraction with regrouping riddle

What did the triangle say to the circle? You're pointless!

  1. 1. 238 = Y
  2. 2. 147 = O
  3. 3. 237 = U
  4. 4. 54 = R
  5. 5. 390 = E
  6. 6. 121 = P
  7. 7. 695 = O
  8. 8. 5 = I
  9. 9. 205 = N
  10. 10. 6 = T
  11. 11. 60 = L
  12. 12. 27 = E
  13. 13. 306 = S
  14. 14. 371 = S

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