Subtracting Multidigit Numbers

The answer to a subtraction problem is called the __________.

• sum
• difference
• product
• quotient

How many times greater is the number 2 in 251 than in 426?

• 20
• 10
• 200
• 100

The sum is the answer to a _______ problem.

• Addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

Calculate the difference:

463,271 - 273,472

• 736,743

• 210,201

• 189,799

• 199,799

Subtract to find the difference.

389,281 - 27,171

• 351,110

• 27,171

• 362,110

• 416,452

• 117,571

Mrs. Cascio has 9,123 sharpened pencils. She breaks 7,654 pencils. How many sharpened pencils does she have left?

• 1,469 pencils
• 1,579 pencils
• 2,531 pencils
• 16,777 pencils

Mrs. Smith made 5,842 customer calls in one year. The following year she made 10,362 customer calls. How many more customer calls did she make in the second year than in the first?

• 4,520 calls
• 5,520 calls
•  16,204 calls
• 14,520 calls

During September and October, a total of 825,150 visitors went to the Grand Canyon National Park. If 448,925 visitors went to the park in September, how many visitors went in October?

• 375,225
• 531,440
• 376,225
• 532,440

In 2015, there were 549,080 people that visited the Henry Doorly Zoo.  In 2014, there were 368,492 people that visited the Henry Doorly Zoo.  How many more people visited the zoo in 2015 than in 2014?

• 180,588 people
• 917,572 people
• 229,349 people
• 181,499

Amy has family that lives in Germany. The distance from where she lives to Germany is 431,283 miles. Arnold has family that lives in California. The distance from where he lives to California is 47,392 miles. What is the difference between these distances?

• 383,891 miles
• 493,991 miles
• 372,782 miles
• 484,891 miles