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word problems in subtraction

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 2hrs 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A restaurant served 41 hamburgers yesterday. They expect to serve 8 hamburgers today. How many hamburgers will they serve both days? 
a)
33
b)
49
c)
41
d)
51
2.
Jonathan's farm grew 46 pumpkins. Adam's farm grew 6. How many pumpkins did they grow together? 
a)
69
b)
42
c)
52
d)
46
3.
There are 26 magazines on a bookshelf. 9 more magazines will be put on the shelf later. How many magazines will be there altogether? 
a)
36
b)
35
c)
26
d)
41
4.
There are 33 birds in a tall tree. 9 more birds are arriving to join them. How many birds will there be in all? 
a)
41
b)
39
c)
42
d)
33
5.
44 flowers bloomed in the front garden. 26 flowers bloomed in the back garden. How many flowers bloomed in all? 
a)
80
b)
71
c)
50
d)
70
6.

Paul is preparing for a violin concert this weekend. He practiced 49 minutes on Monday and 14 minutes on Tuesday. How many minutes did he practice on altogether?

a)

63

b)

93

c)

62

d)

49

7.
Timothy put 58 plates through the cafeteria's dishwasher. He put 29 of them through the dishwasher a second time because they were so dirty. How many plates only needed to be washed once? 
a)
117
b)
58
c)
29
d)
33
8.
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? 
a)
64
b)
18
c)
46
d)
110
9.

Andrew needs his farm to grow 98 pumpkins this year. So far the farm has grown 72 pumpkins. How many more pumpkins need to grow?

a)

98

b)

26

c)

170

d)

72

10.

There were 82 people riding the train. 28 people got off at the next stop. How many people were left riding on the train?

a)

54

b)

110

c)

28

d)

82

11.
During the summer, there are 3,853 people at Carlyle Lake. During the winter, that number drops to 1,295 people. How many more people stay at Carlyle Lake in the summer than in the winter?
a)
2,558 people
b)
3,559 people
c)
2,669 people
d)
3,668 people
12.
In 2016, there were 30,162 at the Super Bowl. In 2017, there were 118,364 people at the Super Bowl. What was the total number of people at both games?
a)
158,526 people
b)
148,435 people
c)
148,526 people
d)
149,637 people
13.
Amy has family that lives in Germany. The distance from where she lives to Germany is 431,283 miles. Arnold has family that lives in California. The distance from where he lives to California is 47,392 miles. What is the difference between these distances?
a)
383,891 miles
b)
493,991 miles
c)
372,782 miles
d)
484,891 miles
14.
The City of Centralia needs to raise money to open a new skating rink. It will cost the city $50,000 to build it. So far, they have raised $17,823. How much more money do they still need to raise? 
a)
$43,288
b)
$21,066
c)
$32,177
d)
$42,177
15.
Field Kindergarten Center has 138 students. Jordan School has 289 students. Schiller School has 274 students. How many students are in these three buildings altogether? 
a)
738 students
b)
602 students
c)
612 students
d)
701 students
16.

Lincoln School has 592 students. The Junior High School has 192 students. How many students does senior High school have?

a)

548 students

b)

400 students

c)

447 students

d)

325 students

17.

The Fox Theater in St. Louis had the play "Annie" in December. On the first day, they had 245 people. On the last day, they had 379 people. How many fewer people came on the first night than on the last night?

a)

134 people

b)

35 people

c)

145 people

d)

234 people

18.
A pig farmer had 1,273 pigs in 2015 and 1,470 pigs in 2016. Right now, he has 47 less than what he had altogether those two years before. How many pigs does he have right now?
a)
3,827 pigs
b)
7,261 pigs
c)
2,696 pigs
d)
1,362 pigs
19.

Mrs. Daigle had 21 students in her class. 2 students moved away. Then 6 new students joined the class. How many students are in Mrs. Daigle's class now?

a)

17

b)

27

c)

25

d)

18

20.
Nate had 300 cookies for class. He dropped 145 on his way to school. His mom brought him 123 more cookies. How many cookies does Nate have now?
a)
350
b)
278
c)
155
d)
423

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