Subtraction Negative Word Problems

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

• 18

• 22

• 20

• 4

10 bats flew in the cave.  4 flew out.  How many were still in the cave?  

• 10+ 4 = 14

• 10 - 4 = 6

• 10 - 6 = 4

• 4 = 10 + 6

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

• 14

• 7

• 9

If Sarah has 9 cups of icing and gives her neighbor 4 cups of icing how many cups of icing does Sarah have left.

• 5

• 3

• 2

Beth had $50. Then she spent $5 each month for 4 months. At the end of 4 months, how much money did Beth have?

• $20

• $30

• $45

• $59

Kiran’s backpack weighs 3 pounds less than Clare’s backpack. Clare’s backpack weighs 14 pounds. How much does Kiran’s backpack weigh?

• 17

• 11

• 42

• 14

8 - 10

• -2

• 16

• 4

• -4

Cindy had some money in the bank. With this money she bought a new table for $575. Now she has $172 in

the bank.

How much money did Cindy have at the beginning?

Answer explanation

Correct! 575 + 172 = ?

The school has 657 jars of peanut butter. They gave out 164. How many jars are left?