Basic Subtraction Word Problems

A dog has 5 bones. He eats 3 bones. How many bones are left?

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A dog had some bones. He ate 3 bones and had 2 left. How many bones did the dog have at first?

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A dog had 5 bones. He ate some bones and had 2 left. How many bones did the dog eat?

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A boy has 7 toy dinosaurs. He gives 4 dinosaurs to his friends. How many dinosaurs does he have left?

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A boy had some toy dinosaurs. He gave 4 away and had 3 left. How many dinosaurs did the boy have at first?

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A boy had 7 toy dinosaurs. He gave some away and had 3 left. How many dinosaurs did he give to his friends?

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Mom made 6 cookies. You ate 2 cookies. How many cookies are left?

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Mom made some cookies. You ate 2 cookies and 4 were left. How many cookies did Mom make?

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Mom made 6 cookies. You ate some cookies and 4 were left. How many cookies did you eat?

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A girl has 4 umbrellas. She gives 3 umbrellas to her friends. How many umbrellas does she have left?

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