Multi Step Subtraction Word Problems

Jess wants several different color plates for her birthday. Jess wants to get 108 orange plates, 144 black plates, and some amount of yellow plates. In total, Jess wants 384 plates, so how many yellow plates should she get?

• 636

• 132

• 352

• 142

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CCSS.4.OA.A.3

Peter wants 168 cupcakes for his party. Peter has already made 36 cocoa cupcakes, and 60 fudge cupcakes. How many more cupcakes does Peter need to make?

• 72

• 108

• 192

• 96

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

The coffee shop sold 213 cups of coffees on Friday, and 177 cups of coffee on Saturday. The coffee shop wants to sell a total of 575 cups by the end of the weekend. How many cups will they need to see on Sunday?

• 390

• 185

• 965

• 611

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

My daughter Bonnie had 213 wooden blocks. We gave 77 blocks to a friend. We just ordered 132 new blocks. How many blocks does Bonnie have now?

• 158

• 422

• 268

• 9

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

A bakery had 876 cookies. They sold 345 cookies on Monday and 210 cookies on Tuesday. How many cookies are left with the bakery?

• 632

• 467

• 321

• 555

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Sierra had 136 trading cards. She gave away 15 to each of her 3 friends. Which expression shows how many cards Sierra has left?

• 136 - (15 x 3)

• 136 + (15 x 3)

• (136 - 15) x 3

• (136 + 15) x 3

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CCSS.5.OA.A.1

CCSS.5.OA.A.2

Sierra had 136 trading cards. She gave away 15 to each of her 3 friends. Which expression shows how many cards Sierra has left?

• 136 - (15 x 3)

• 136 + (15 x 3)

• (136 - 15) x 3

• (136 + 15) x 3

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CCSS.5.OA.A.1

CCSS.5.OA.A.2

Walmart purchased 8,276 bottles of Tide detergent and 6,928 bottles of Gain detergent. After three months, Walmart had sold 4,138 bottles of detergent. About how many bottles of detergent does Walmart have left to sell?

• 16,000 bottles

• 4,000 bottles

• 11,000 bottles

• 6,000 bottles

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5.3.K

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?

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Imagine Emily embarking on an epic adventure in a game, where she bravely scores 150 points in the first round and then ups her game to score 200 points in the second round. But oh no! A sneaky penalty comes out of nowhere, deducting 100 points from her treasure trove. How many points does our hero have left in her quest?

• 250 points

• 300 points

• 350 points

• 400 points

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CCSS.2.NBT.B.7

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2