Subtraction Story Problems

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

David's assignment this weekend is to read a book with 64 pages. On Saturday he read 46 pages. How many pages does he need to read on Sunday? 

• 64

• 18

• 46

• 110

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

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

Max is 183 cm tall. Ruby is 169 cm tall. How much taller is Max than Ruby?

• 12 cm

• 16cm

• 14 cm

• 18cm

Maggie practiced her flute for 100 minutes. Julia practiced her flute for 85 minutes. How much longer did Maggie practice?

• 12 minutes

• 14 minutes

• 17 minutes

• 15 minutes

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