Math Story Problems Subtraction

If you had 76 jelly beans and you ate 59 of them, how many would you have left?

• 17

• 15

• 20

• 135

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CCSS.2.NBT.B.7

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

Annabel goes to the corner shop with 90p and she spends 18p on a lolly. How much money does she have remaining?

• 71p

• 72p

• 73p

• 108p

Tags

CCSS.4.MD.A.2

A farmer gathered 194 eggs from his chickens. 38 were broken after being dropped. How many eggs are left?

• 1561

• 154

• 153

• 156

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Artem needs 47cm of wood for his project. Jayden needs 129cm. How much more does Jayden need?

• 23cm

• 98cm

• 82cm

• 104 cm

Tags

CCSS.2.MD.B.5

Mrs Frost brought 25 jars of jam to the farmers’ market. She only sold 8. How many does she have remaining?

• 21

• 17

• 63

• 56

Tags

CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Decrease 232 by 128.

• 100

• 105

• 108

• 104

Tags

CCSS.2.NBT.B.7

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

There were 472 chairs put out for a music concert. 291 of the chairs were taken. How many chairs were left empty?

• 181

• 523

• 785

• 184

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

A family trip to Glasgow is going to be 435 miles long. After 4 hours they have driven 240 miles. How many miles are left?

• 190

• 125

• 195

• 193

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CCSS.4.OA.A.3

A bag of flour contains 500g. Amy uses 180g in her cake recipe. How much flour is left over?

• 220

• 320

• 120

• 160

Tags

CCSS.3.MD.A.2

At an archery competition, a team won with 382 points. The runners up scored 193 points. What is the difference between their scores?

• 188

• 189

• 187

• 201

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8