Subtraction Word Problems

Ms. Holloman's class collected 95 cans for the school food drive. Mrs. Greer's class collected 79 cans for the school food drive. How many more cans did Mrs. Holloman's class collect than Mrs. Greer's class?

• 26 cans

• 6 cans

• 16 cans

Amy has 73 chickens. Tyler has 56 chickens. How many more chickens does Amy have than Tyler?

• 17 chickens

• 40 chickens

• 7 chickens

Monica had 48 Skittles. She gave 25 Skittles to her little brother. How many Skittles does Monica have now?

• 23 Skittles

• 17 Skittles

• 73 Skittles

Ms. Bates' dog, Bella, had 71 treats. Bella ate 26 of the treats. How many treats does Bella have left?

• 35 treats

• 25 treats

• 45 treats

There were 56 students in the assembly. 29 of the students went back to class. How many students are still in the assembly?

• 85 students

• 17 students

• 27 students

The bakery baked 75 pies on Saturday. On Sunday, they sold 43 of the pies. How many pies did they have left?

• 118 pies

• 32 pies

• 50 pies

There 52 dollar bills in the cash register. The cashier gave 19 dollar bills to a customer. How many dollar bills are left in the register?

• 20 dollar bills

• 71 dollar bills

• 33 dollar bills

Mary has 46 coins. Her brother, John, has 32 coins. How many more coins does Mary have than John?

• 14 coins

• 78 coins

• 24 coins

The Saints scored 81 points in the Super Bowl. The Texans scored 29 points in the Super Bowl. How many more points did the Saints score than the Texans?

• 110 points

• 60 points

• 52 points

The apple tree had 50 apples on it. 25 of the apples were rotten. How many apples could be eaten from the apple tree?

• 30 apples

• 25 apples

• 75 apples