Basic Subtraction Word Problems

The video tutorial guides students through solving word problems using visual aids. It covers four examples: balloons, sandwiches, quarters, and juice bottles, each demonstrating subtraction. The teacher encourages students to visualize the problems to find solutions.

If you start with 6 balloons and 2 of them pop, how many balloons do you have left?

• 2

• 5

• 3

• 4

How many balloons are left if 6 balloons are reduced by 2?

• 4

• 1

• 3

• 2

If your mom ate 5 sandwiches and then ate 2 more, how many sandwiches are left?

• 4

• 3

• 2

• 1

You had 2 quarters and spent 1. How many quarters do you have now?

• 0

• 1

• 3

• 2

If you start with 10 juice bottles and drink 5, how many are left?

• 6

• 3

• 4

• 5

After drinking 5 out of 10 juice bottles, how many remain?

• 5

• 4

• 7

• 6