Free Printable Subtraction Word Problems

1.

Abigail has a box of 10 crayons. 6 crayons rolled away. How many crayons does Abigail have now? $10-6=?$

a)

4

b)

0

c)

6

d)

16

2.

Mrs. Register had 8 pokemon cards. She gave 3 of the cards to Matthew. How many pokemon cards does she have now? $8-3=?$

a)

5

b)

8

c)

3

d)

11

3.

For snack you have 5 goldfish crackers. You eat 3 of them. How many goldfish do you have left to eat? $?-?=?$

a)

5

b)

8

c)

2

d)

0

4.

Avery has a bag of 8 baseballs. He threw 7 of them. How many baseballs are still in his bag? $8-7=?$

a)

1

b)

8

c)

0

d)

7

5.

There are 10 pieces of pizza. 4 of the slices were eaten. How many slices are left?

a)

six

b)

four

c)

ten

d)

zero

6.

3 unicorns were flying in the sky. 1 stopped for a bathroom break. How many unicorns were still flying? $?-?=?$

a)

three

b)

one

c)

two

d)

ten

7.

Mom made 6 lego cupcakes. I ate 2 of them. How many were left? $?-?=?$

a)

8

b)

4

c)

6

d)

0

8.

Audrey had 10 Sour Patch Kids. She ate ALL of them. How many were left? $10-10=?$

a)

Ten

b)

Zero

c)

One Hundred

d)

One

9.

Noah had two Yoshi stuffed animals in his backpack. He gave one to Alistair. How many did he have left? $2-1=?$

a)

1 one

b)

2 two

c)

3 three

d)

4 four

10.

What words below mean the same as subtract?

a)

Take Away

b)

Remove

c)

Less Than

d)

Minus

11.

Charlotte and Kali were playing. Kali had to go home. How many girls were playing now? $2-1=?$

a)

3

b)

1

c)

2

d)

0

Subtraction Word Problems

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

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