subtraction word problems

Front

Isabella has 11 pencils and Riley has 9. How many fewer pencils does Riley have than Isabella?

Back

2

Front

Jake painted 7 pictures and Jill painted 5. How many fewer pictures did Jill paint than Jake?

Back

2

Front

There are 15 monkeys and 7 tigers at the zoo. How many more monkeys are there than tigers?

Back

8

Front

Colton earned $12 for raking leaves and his brother earned $7. How much more money did Colton earn than his brother?

Back

5

Front

There were 10 girls and 8 boys at the party. How many more girls were at the party than boys?

Back

2

Front

Bill had 8 balls. He lost 4 balls. How many balls does he have now?

Back

4

Front

There are 112 ducks at the pond. 78 ducks flew away. How many ducks are still at the pond?

Back

34 ducks

Front

The store has 150 baseballs. At the end of the month, there were 81 baseballs left. How many baseballs did the store sell?

Back

69 baseballs

Front

Maggie practiced her flute for 100 minutes. Julia practiced her flute for 85 minutes. How much longer did Maggie practice?

Back

15 minutes

Front

Max is 183 cm tall. Ruby is 169 cm tall. How much taller is Max than Ruby?

Back

14 cm