Subtraction Comparison Word Problems

Charlie saw 19 birds outside. Liam saw 8 birds outside. How many fewer birds did Liam see?

• 9

• 8

• 11

• 17

Aksh had 19 Pokemon cards. Davin had 11 Pokemon cards. How many more Pokemon cards did Aksh have?

• 4

• 7

• 8

• 11

Tegan brought in 20 candy canes. Sydney brought in 14 candy canes. How many fewer candy canes did Sydney bring in?

• 6

• 5

• 3

• 12

Mrs. Sanders bought her class 20 cupcakes. Daigan ate 5 of the cupcakes. How many more cupcakes will Mrs. Sanders have left?

• 3

• 15

• 2

• 1

Noah has 13 puzzles. Clara has 5 puzzles. How many fewer puzzles does Clara have?

• 8

• 10

• 2

• 6

Ethan has 14 soccer balls. Haley has 5 soccer balls. How many fewer soccer balls does Haley have?

• 9

• 5

• 1

• 10

Aubrielle has 19 elves. Elsie has 13 elves. How many more elves does Aubrielle have than Elsie?

• 6

• 13

• 11

• 9

Caroline has 17 dance sweatshirts. Angel has 12 dance sweatshirts. How many fewer sweatshirts does Angel have?

• 8

• 5

• 10

• 7

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

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