Subtraction Word Problems

Max is 183 cm tall. Ruby is 169 cm tall. How much taller is Max than Ruby?

• 12 cm
• 16cm
• 14 cm
• 18cm

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

The bakery has 381 chocolate cupcakes and 346 vanilla cupcakes. How many more chocolate cupcakes are at the bakery?

• 25 cupcakes
• 45 cupcakes
• 35 cupcakes
• 36 cupcakes

Tags

CCSS.2.MD.B.5

Maggie practiced her flute for 100 minutes. Julia practiced her flute for 85 minutes. How much longer did Maggie practice?

• 12 minutes
• 14 minutes
• 17 minutes
• 15 minutes

The store has 150 baseballs. At the end of the month, there were 81 baseballs left. How many baseballs did the store sell?

• 69 baseballs
• 59 baseballs
• 70 baseballs
• 68 baseballs

Tags

CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Jordan read 485 pages last month and 391 pages this month. How many pages did Jordan read altogether?

• 866 pages
• 876 pages
• 886 pages
• 877 pages

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Oliver made 263 baskets at basketball practice last week. He made 312 baskets at practice this week. How many more  baskets did Oliver make this week?

• 49 baskets
• 50 baskets
• 39 baskets
• 59 baskets

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

There are 112 ducks at the pond. 78 ducks flew away. How many ducks are still at the pond?

• 44 ducks
• 34 ducks
• 54 ducks
• 64 ducks

Tags

CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Gary wants to buy a new video game system that costs $395. He has $318. How much more money does Gary need?

• $57
• $67
• $77
• $87

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

The temperature was 50 degrees in the afternoon. It was 30 degrees in the evening. How much did the temperature change?

• 20 degrees
• 80 degrees
• 10 degrees
• 40 degrees

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

Bobby had 24 colored pencils. He lost 6 of them. How many colored pencils does Bobby have left? 

• 12 colored pencils 
• 30 colored pencils
• 18 colored pencils
• 22 colored pencils 

Tags

CCSS.2.OA.A.1