Subtraction- Worded Problems

Tom picked 145 oranges. His sister only picked 92. How many more oranges did Tom pick more than his sister

• 100

• 25

• 52

• 53

During a cricket season, three boys top scored. Tom score 292 runs, James scores 124 runs and Peter scored 521. What is the difference between Tom's score and Peter's score.

• 229

• 209

• 129

• 43

765 minus 203

• 162

• 500

• 562

• 234

After the trip to town, Grand-Ma had to stop at the post office. She brought 300 stamps on Monday and another 564 on Tuesday. How many more stamps did she buy a Tuesday than on Monday?

• 200

• 364

• 164

• 264

There are 367 bird families living near the mountain. If 132 bird families flew away for winter, how many bird families were left near the mountain?

• 67

• 235

• 135

• 253

On Wendy’s first day back in school, her parents bought her pens in 6 different colors. If her parents bought her 156 pens and she gave 52 of those to her friends, how many pens were left for her to use?

• 74

• 204

• 104

• 14

With the win streak that they have, Chuck’s team was able to get into the playoffs. They reached the semi-finals where they played the Black Team. If they finished the game with 183 points and won it by 81 points, what was the Black Team’s final score?

• 12

• 100

• 120

• 102

If Carl has a total of 389 stamps in 63 books and Kevin has 857 stamps in 75 books, how many more stamps does Carl have more than Kevin?

• 509

• 468

• 486

• 532

954 minus 321

• 324

• 602

• 363

• 633

For her birthday this year, Kelly received a new set of shoes. She now has a total of 654 pairs of shoes. If she gave away 140 pairs of shoes to her friends, how many pairs of shoes are left?

• 514

• 654

• 614

• 504