Subtraction Safari: A Word Problem Adventure

Lily sees 17 beautiful cactus on her safari. 3 were destroyed by a storm. How many cactus are there now?

• 13

• 14

• 15

Tom saw 15 gazelles. 5 ran away. How many gazelles remain?

• 10

• 9

• 11

There were 19 birds sitting on a tree. 9 flew away. How many birds are sitting on the tree now?

• 10 birds

• 16 birds

• 9 birds

Sara has to travel 20 miles in her jeep. She has already traveled 7 miles. How many miles does Sara have left to travel?

• 12

• 13

• 14

A lion trainer has 10 lions. He sold 2 lions to a circus. How many lions does the lion trainer have now?

• 7

• 8

• 9

In a safari jeep, there were 18 canteens. After the safari journey, there were only 10 left. How many canteens were drank during the journey?

• 8

• 7

• 9

There are 50 explorers at the start of the safari. 20 of them get too hot and decide to go home. How many explorers are there now??

• 30

• 25

• 35

There were 16 packs of trail mix in the safari tent. By the end of the day, 7 packs had been eaten. How many packs of trail mix were left?

• 8

• 9

• 10

It was 90 degrees at 12:00pm. By dinner the temperature had gone down 10 degrees. How hot is it now?

• 80 degrees

• 90 degrees

• 50 degrees

There were 12 zebras drinking from a pond. A lion approached and 11 ran away. How many zebras are left at the pond?

• 0

• 1

• 2