Worksheetssubtraction word problems
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Bill had 8 balls. He lost 4 balls. How many balls does he have now?
a)
8
b)
4
c)
12
2.
Colton earned $12 for
raking leaves and his
brother earned $7. How
much more money did
Colton earn than his
brother?
a)
19
b)
5
c)
7
d)
12
3.
There are 15 monkeys
and 7 tigers at the zoo.
How many more monkeys
are there than tigers?
a)
7
b)
15
c)
8
d)
22
4.
Maggie practiced her flute for 100 minutes. Julia practiced her flute for 85 minutes. How much longer did Maggie practice?
a)
12 minutes
b)
14 minutes
c)
17 minutes
d)
15 minutes
5.
There are 112 ducks at the pond. 78 ducks flew away. How many ducks are still at the pond?
a)
44 ducks
b)
34 ducks
c)
54 ducks
d)
64 ducks
6.
Jake painted 7 pictures and Jill
painted 5. How many fewer
pictures did Jill paint than Jake?
a)
5
b)
7
c)
12
d)
2
7.
There were 10 girls and 8
boys at the party. How
many more girls were at
the party than boys?
a)
8
b)
18
c)
10
d)
2
8.
Max is 183 cm tall. Ruby is 169 cm tall. How much taller is Max than Ruby?
a)
12 cm
b)
16cm
c)
14 cm
d)
18cm
9.
The store has 150 baseballs. At the end of the month, there were 81 baseballs left. How many baseballs did the store sell?
a)
69 baseballs
b)
59 baseballs
c)
70 baseballs
d)
68 baseballs
10.
Isabella has 11 pencils and Riley
has 9. How many fewer pencils
does Riley have than Isabella?
a)
11
b)
2
c)
20
d)
9
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