Subtracting Decimals Partial Differences
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Subtracting Decimals Partial Differences
🎯 Learning Goal
I can... subtract decimals using the partial differences strategy by breaking numbers into place value parts.
Success Criteria:
✓ I can identify place values in decimal numbers
✓ I can subtract each place value separately
✓ I can combine my partial differences to find the final answer
📚 Part 1: Guided Practice
Step 1: Subtract the ones: 8 - 3 = _____
Step 2: Subtract the tenths: 0.7 - 0.4 = _____
Step 3: Add the partial differences: _____ + _____ = _____
Ones: _____ - _____ = _____
Tenths: _____ - _____ = _____
Final answer: _____
Tens: _____ - _____ = _____
Ones: _____ - _____ = _____
Tenths: _____ - _____ = _____
Final answer: _____
✏️ Part 2: Independent Practice
Hint: Break this into tens, ones, tenths, and hundredths
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