Subtraction word problems

If Sally has 19 pies and gives Payton 4 pies and gives Meredith 3 pies and gives Andrea 5 pies, how many pies does Sally have left?

• 7
• 8
• 9

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CCSS.1.OA.A.1

CCSS.1.OA.C.6

What is a key word for subtraction?

• How many 
• In all
• Are left

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CCSS.K.OA.A.1

CCSS.K.OA.A.2

CCSS.K.OA.A.5

When subtracting the ____ number comes first.

• Larger
• Order doesn't matter
• smaller

The girl had 5 pets.  The 3 dogs were outside.  How many cats did she have?  What number sentence tells the story?

• 5-3=2
• 3-2=1
• 5+3=8
• 3 = 5+2

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

If Payton has 24 pencils and gives Nathalie 17 of her pencils how many pencils does Payton have left?

• 14
• 7
• 9

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CCSS.1.OA.A.1

CCSS.1.OA.C.6

10 bats flew in the cave.  4 flew out.  How many were still in the cave?  

• 10+ 4 = 14
• 10 - 4 = 6
• 10 - 6 = 4
• 4 = 10 + 6

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CCSS.2.OA.C.3

If there were 12 people on the bus and 6 people got off of the bus how many kids are left on the bus?

• 3
• 5
• 6

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CCSS.1.OA.A.1

CCSS.1.OA.C.6

If Sarah has 9 cups of icing and gives her neighbor 4 cups of icing how many cups of icing does Sarah have left.

• 5
• 3
• 2

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CCSS.1.OA.A.1

CCSS.1.OA.C.6

There are 14 students in the class. 3 students move. How many students are left?

• 14-3= 11
• 3-14=11
• 14-4=10
• 14-11=3

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CCSS.1.OA.A.1

CCSS.1.OA.C.6

If Jeffery has 154 games for his Nintendo and gives Bob 33 of them how many games does Jeffery have left?

• 121
• 135
• 145

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CCSS.1.OA.A.1