Subtraction Word Problems

Ella had 15 ribbons. she gave 7 of them to Grant. How many ribbons does Ella have left?

• 5
• 15
• 8
• 22

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Payton had 16 markers. She gave 5 of them to Juan. How many markers does Payton have left?

• 11
• 398
• 21
• 1

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Anu has 16 blocks. 9 are red and the rest are blue. How many blocks are blue?

• 7
• 6
• 5
• 4

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There are 20 animals in the zoo. 14 are bears and the rest are tigers. How many of the animals are tigers?

• 8
• 14
• 34
• 6

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Ethan has 15 jelly beans and Gemma has 8 jelly beans. How many fewer jelly beans does Gemma have than Ethan?

• 6
• 7
• 23
• 8

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Natalie made 20 cupcakes for her class.  Her teacher ate 2 of them!  How many are left?

• 18
• 22
• 20
• 4

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Sophie had a box of 15 crayons.  She gave 5 of them to Caleb.  How many crayons does Sophie have now?

• 18
• 20
• 10
• 5

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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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There were 10 squirrels in a tree. Then, 2 squirrels climbed down.

How many squirrels are in the tree now?

• 11

• 10

• 12

• 8

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Bob had 7 balls. He lost 5 balls. How many balls did he have left?

• 2

• 3

• 12

• 11

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