Subtraction Word Problems

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

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?

Mrs. Hanson has 235 chocolate bars.  Miss Kaminski ate 105 of the chocolate bars during a meeting. How many chocolate bars does Mrs. Hanson have left?

Malia had 707 candy canes in her candy shop. Ms. Bast bought 239 candy canes from her. How many candy canes does Malia's shop have now?

Patrick put 369 plates through the cafeteria's dishwasher. He put forty-one of them through a second time because they were so dirty. How many plates only needed to be washed once?

Chace has 352 hockey cards. He gives Mr. Allen 125 of his hockey cards. How many hockey cards does Chace have left?

Miss Kaminski baked 525 cookies for the school bake sale. 359 of the cookies sold at the bake sale. How many cookies does Miss Kaminski have left?

There are six hundred fifty-three people at the beach today. Four hundred eighty-six of them are swimming in the water, while the rest are sunbathing on the sand. How many people are on the sand?

There are 807 visitors at the museum. If 692 visitors were children, how many adults went to the museum?

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