Solving Real-Life Word Problems with Subtraction Skills

Sarah has 15 apples. She gives some apples to her friend. Now she has 9 apples left. How many apples did she give away?

• 10

• 6

• 8

• 4

A book costs $12. If you have $20, how much money will you have left after buying the book?

• $5

• $10

• $15

• $8

Tom has a collection of 25 toy cars. He donates some to a charity and now has 18 left. How many toy cars did he donate?

• 12

• 10

• 5

• 7

Lisa read 30 pages of her book. If she has 50 pages left to read, how many pages was the book in total?

• 100

• 70

• 90

• 80

A farmer has 40 chickens. After selling some, he has 28 left. How many chickens did he sell?

• 10

• 15

• 20

• 12

Emma has $50. She spends some money on a toy and now has $30 left. How much did she spend on the toy?

• 25

• 15

• 20

• 10

There are 45 students in a class. If 12 students are absent, how many students are present?

• 30

• 40

• 33

• 25

Jack had 60 marbles. He lost some marbles and now has 45 left. How many marbles did he lose?

• 25

• 10

• 15

• 20

A baker made 100 cookies. If he sold 37 cookies, how many cookies does he have left?

• 63

• 50

• 80

• 75

Mia has 80 stickers. She gave away some to her friends and now has 55 stickers left. How many stickers did she give away?

• 25

• 15

• 40

• 30