Subtraction Word Problems

How much is left is a phrase that tells you to...

• Add

• Subtract

Tags

CCSS.1.OA.A.1

Decrease is a keyword that is used with ________ problems.

• Addition

• Subtraction

Tags

CCSS.1.OA.A.1

Mrs. D has 210 students in her class. Mrs. Hunt has 180 students in her class. How many more students are in Mrs. D's class? 

• 170 students

• 30 students

• 70 students

• 390 students

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Hannah, Dylan, and Paige had a total of 362 pieces of paper inside the bus.  If 146 pieces of paper blew out the bus window, how many pieces were left inside the bus?

• 224 pieces of paper

• 214 pieces of paper

• 216 pieces of paper

• 508 pieces of paper

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

How many cases of laundry detergent did the warehouse ship to grocery stores?

• 935

• 575

• 535

• 465

Chrissy bought 29 cupcakes. After her friends ate some, she had 12 cupcakes left. How many cupcakes, n, does she have left?

• 29 x 12 = n

• 29 / 12 = n

• 29 - n = 12

• 29 + 12 = n

Tags

CCSS.1.OA.D.8

A gardener plants 9 rows of flowers with 14 flowers in each row. Later, 3 rows of flowers are removed. How many flowers are left?

• 84

• 90

• 108

• 126

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

A pizza place has 172 pizzas in the morning. Customers buy 51 pizzas during lunch and 83 pizzas during dinner. How many pizzas does the pizza shop have left?

• 38

• 45

• 143

• 200

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

The 5th grade Fall Festival booth sold $850 worth of tickets! However, $75 of that amount went towards prizes and must be paid back.  How much money did they actually make? 

• Add

• Multiply

• Divide

• Subtract

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

A gas station started the weekend with 36 12-packs of canned soda. If the gas station sold 198 cans of soda in total, how many cans of soda does the gas station have left on Monday morning?

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8