Subtraction Word Problem with Ungrouping

There were 82 people riding the train. 28 people got off at the next stop. How many people were left riding on the train? 

• 55

• 110

• 28

• 82

Which key words tell you to subtract?

• Minus

• How many more?

• Altogether

• Take away

• Add

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

The store has 150 baseballs. At the end of the month, there were 81 baseballs left. How many baseballs did the store sell?

• 69 baseballs

• 59 baseballs

• 70 baseballs

• 68 baseballs

Piper has 5 fewer stickers than Wyatt. Wyatt has 16 stickers. How many stickers does Piper have?

• 8

• 20

• 21

• 11

Annika has $328. She spends $45 on gifts for her parents. How much money does Annika have left?

• $283

• $293

• $273

• $284

Gary wants to buy a new video game system that costs $395. He has $318. How much more money does Gary need?

• $57

• $67

• $77

• $87

Mrs. Webb wanted to buy spider rings for Halloween. She found 174 spiders rings at Walmart and 286 spider rings at Target. How many more spider rings were at Target?

• 460

• 212

• 112

The school book fair sold 461 books during the first week. They sold 307 books during the second week of the book fair. How many more books were sold during the first week than the second week?

• 154

• 163

• 768

• 166