Math - L.6 Subtraction sentences for word problems - up to 10

There were a total of 4 books on the shelf. Then 3 books were taken away. How many books are left?

Write a subtraction sentence that fits the story.

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

An actress owns 4 pairs of shoes. 1 of those pairs is her favorite color, which is pink. How many pairs of shoes does the actress own that are not pink?

Write a subtraction sentence that fits the story.

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Workers are building a new road. So far they have completed 5 meters of the new road. They completed 4 of those meters today. How many meters of the road were completed before today?

Write a subtraction sentence that fits the story.

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Ian spilled a bag of 3 nuts, and a group of dogs ate all of them. The biggest dog ate 1 nut. How many nuts did the other dogs eat?

Write a subtraction sentence that fits the story.

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Tina is working on some math homework that is due tomorrow. Yesterday, she completed 2 problems. There are 3 problems all together. How many problems does Tina have left to finish today?

Write a subtraction sentence that fits the story.

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Grace held a garage sale and sold a combined total of 2 toys and books. She sold 1 toy. How many books did she sell?

Write a subtraction sentence that fits the story.

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

1 of the pairs of shoes in a shoe store is black. There are 5 pairs of shoes in the store in all. How many of the pairs of shoes are not black?

Write a subtraction sentence that fits the story.

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Last year, Bob's cats caught a total of 4 mice and birds. His cats caught 1 mouse. How many birds did Bob's cats catch last year?

Write a subtraction sentence that fits the story.

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Luna's father bought 8 tomato plants. He planted 5 of the tomato plants in the front garden and the rest in the back garden. How many tomato plants did he plant in the back garden?

Write a subtraction sentence that fits the story.

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

SweetyPie Baking Company had 9 eggs. Then employees used 1 egg to make cookies. How many eggs are left?

Write a subtraction sentence that fits the story.

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1