Subtraction in Word Problems

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

• 11

• 398

• 21

• 1

Ethan has 15 jelly beans and Gemma has 8 jelly beans. How many fewer jelly beans does Gemma have than Ethan?

• 6

• 7

• 23

• 8

Natalie made 20 cupcakes for her class.  Her teacher ate 2 of them!  How many are left?

• 18

• 22

• 20

• 4

Sophie had a box of 15 crayons.  She gave 5 of them to Caleb.  How many crayons does Sophie have now?

• 18

• 20

• 10

• 5

If Payton has 24 pencils and gives Nathalie 17 of her pencils how many pencils does Payton have left?

• 14

• 7

• 9

There were 10 squirrels in a tree. Then, 2 squirrels climbed down. How many squirrels are in the tree now?

• 11

• 10

• 12

• 8

Bob had 7 balls. He lost 5 balls. How many balls did he have left?

• 2

• 3

• 12

• 11

Benny picked 37 apples from the orchard, and gave 11 apples to Keith. How many apples does Benny have now ?

• 26 fruit

• 27 apples

• 15 apples

• 26 apples

• 48 apples

Tim has 32 books and he has read 7 of them. Fred bought 14 of Tim's books. How many books does Tim have now

• 25 books

• 11 books

• 7 books

• 18 books

• 53 books

Melanie has 47 blue marbles, she gave Tim 21 of the marbles. How many blue marbles does she now have ?

• 68 marbles

• 86 marbles

• 26 toys

• 25 marbles

• 26 marbles