Subtraction Word Problems

Marko had 42 cards. Then he mailed some cards. Now he has 26 cards. How many cards did Marko mail?

Tamika donated 42 books. Now she has 26 books. How many books did Tamika have in the beginning?

Barbara had 75 cents. Then she spent 27 cents. How many cents does Barbara have now?

Barke had 75 stamps. Then he gave some stamps to Joey. Now he has 27 stamps. How many stamps did Barke give away?

Rafiki has sixty-three baseball cards. He gave fourteen baseball cards to Amie. How many baseball cards does Rafiki have left?

Mrs. Rushberg had a package of lined cards. She used seventy-five cards in class last week. She has forty-seven cards left. How many cards were in the package before last week?

Marrisa had 42 pebbles. She threw some into the lake. Then she had 27 pebbles left. How many pebbles did Marrisa throw into the lake?

Dennis had a bag of pebbles. He put 17 pebbles on the ground. Then there were 46 pebbles left in the bag. How many pebbles were in the bag before Dennis took some out?