Word Subtraction Word Problems

Sarah had $139. She worked and earned some more money. She now has $302 total. How much money did she earn while working?

• $441

• $139

• $163

• $63

Payton had 16 markers. She gave 5 of them to Juan. How many markers does Payton have left?

• 11

• 398

• 21

• 1

Ella had 15 ribbons. she gave 7 of them to Grant. How many ribbons does Ella have left?

• 5

• 15

• 8

• 22

The bakery has 381 chocolate cupcakes and 346 vanilla cupcakes. How many more chocolate cupcakes are at the bakery?

• 25 cupcakes

• 45 cupcakes

• 35 cupcakes

• 36 cupcakes

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If a toy store had 1,234 toys and sold 567 toys, how many toys are left in the store?

• 657

• 667

• 677

• 687

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The Fox Theater in St. Louis had the play "Annie" in December. On the first day, they had 245 people. On the last day, they had 379 people. How many fewer people came on the first night than on the last night?

• 134 people

• 35 people

• 145 people

• 234 people

There were 537 people in the parade. 254 of these people were playing an instrument. How many people were not playing an instrument?

• 238

• 283

• 325

• 369

An art teacher had 736 crayons.

She threw away 197 broken crayons. Then she bought 150 more crayons. Which equation shows how to find the number of crayons the art teacher has now?

• A

• B

• C

• D