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subtraction 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