Subtraction Word Problems

The classroom has 17 decorations hanging in the room. 4 fall down. How many are still hanging up at the end of the day?

Leah brought treats for her birthday. She already had 7 treats. There are 17 people in our class. How many more did she need?

Miss Madison made 19 cupcakes. Her dog, Finn, ate 13 of them. How many cupcakes are left?

Riley grows up and gets 5 cats. She has room in her house for 7 more. How many cats can she get in all?

Ashton measured his steps with a pedometer. He took 832 steps during P.E. class and 145 steps during computer class. What is the difference between the number of steps he took in these two classes?

• 687 steps

• 977 steps

• 787 steps

• 713 steps

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3.4.A

The clowns at the circus had 500 balloons. They gave away 488 balloons. How many balloons do they have left?

• 988 balloons

• 122 balloons

• 12 balloons

• 15 balloons

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3.4.A

Jay is traveling a total of 56 miles. He has already driven 39 miles. How many miles does he have left?

• 23 miles

• 95 miles

• 17 miles

• 16 miles

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3.4.A

Lauren set a goal to run 85 miles this month. So far, she has tracked 36 miles. How many more miles will she need to run?

• 121 miles

• 51 miles

• 50 miles

• 49 miles

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3.4.A

The farmer brought his corn crop to the market. He had 468 ears of corn. Within the first hour he sold 172 ears of corn. How many ears of corn does he have left to sell?

• 296 ears of corn

• 312 ears of corn

• 640 ears of corn

• 300 ears of corn

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3.4.A

Pittsburg Elementary School was having a penny war to raise money. The class in the lead had collected 904 pennies in the first day. The class in 2nd had collected 532. What is the difference in the number of coins collected on the first day of the fundraiser?

• 370 coins

• 1,436 coins

• 372 coins

• 432 coins

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