Three Digit Subtraction Word Problems

Mrs. Hargett has 258 markers for her art class. If 147 of them dried out. How many does she have left?

• 220 markers

• 405 markers

• 111 markers

• 121 markers

Oliver made 263 baskets at basketball practice last week. He made 312 baskets at practice this week. How many more  baskets did Oliver make this week?

• 49 baskets

• 50 baskets

• 39 baskets

• 59 baskets

William rode his bike for a distance of 253 feet. Kate rode her bike for a distance of 108 feet. Which model and equation show how much more William rode than Kate?

• 253+108=?

  |______?______|

  |__253_|__108__|

• 253-108=?

  |___253______|

  |___108__|__?__|

Mrs. Hanson has 235 chocolate bars.  Miss Kaminski ate 105 of the chocolate bars during a meeting. How many chocolate bars does Mrs. Hanson have left?

• 338

• 230

• 130

• 238

Malia had 707 candy canes in her candy shop. Ms. Bast bought 239 candy canes from her. How many candy canes does Malia's shop have now?

• 664

• 468

• 532

• 746

Journey has 928 marbles. She gave away 529 of her marbles. How many marbles does she have left?

• 1,447 marbles

• 399 marbles

• 312 marbles

• 398 marbles

Patrick put 369 plates through the cafeteria's dishwasher. He put forty-one of them through a second time because they were so dirty. How many plates only needed to be washed once?

• 369

• 410

• 41

• 328

Chace has 352 hockey cards. He gives Mr. Allen 125 of his hockey cards. How many hockey cards does Chace have left?

• 233

• 477

• 227

• 228

Miss Kaminski baked 525 cookies for the school bake sale. 359 of the cookies sold at the bake sale. How many cookies does Miss Kaminski have left?

• 884

• 166

• 234

• 164

Derrick has 340 stamps. He gives his brother 32 stamps. How many stamps does Derrick have left?

• 208

• 308

• 371