Does This Column Need Regrouping? Worksheet Download
This math worksheet practices the first decision in subtracting with regrouping: does this column need it? Students look at each three-digit subtraction and choose whether the ones, the tens, both or neither need regrouping, without finishing the problem. Every page has the same number of each answer, and the tens never depend on the ones borrowing from them, so each answer comes straight from comparing the digits.
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Does This Column Need Regrouping?
Three-digit subtraction problems where students decide which columns need regrouping: the ones only, the tens only, both, or neither.
About this worksheet
Three-digit subtraction problems where students decide which columns need regrouping: the ones only, the tens only, both, or neither.
Student objectives
- Tell when a column needs regrouping in subtraction
- Compare the top and bottom digits in each column
- Recognize problems that need no regrouping
Everyday practice
- Deciding whether to break a ten when paying
- Checking a subtraction problem before starting it
- Spotting where a subtraction answer could go wrong
Standards
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numericverticalMultiple Choicesubtraction