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

TEKS.MATH.3.4A

TEKS.MATH.3.5B

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