Word Problem (subtraction)

She had 6 bags of flour but used up 4 bags on Sunday. How many bags of flour did she have left?

• 6

• 12

• 8

• 2

She ordered 8 bags of sugar, but the supplier said they can only deliver 5 bags of sugar on Monday. The rest would be delivered on Wednesday. How many bags of sugar will be delivered on Wednesday?

• 3

• 15

• 12

• 7

They packed 17 packs of chips to go to the beach and the children ate 5 packs. How many packs of chips are left?

• 3

• 8

• 12

• 1

They brought 8 apples and 2 oranges with them but 3 of the apples were rotten. How many apples were left to eat?

• 10

• 5

• 7

• 9

They planned to bring 5 water buckets to play at the beach, but they left 2 buckets at home. How many water buckets did they have at the beach?

• 9

• 12

• 3

• 6

Joe packed 9 toy shovels for the beach. All children except the youngest one took a shovel. How many shovels were left?

• 4

• 9

• 8

• 1

The shop had 7 gallons of vanilla ice cream before the weekend. After the weekend, there was 1 gallon left. How many gallons of vanilla ice cream were sold over the weekend?

• 7

• 8

• 1

• 6

There were 8 gallons of chocolate ice cream in the fridge. But the fridge was broken and 3 gallons of chocolate ice cream melted. How many gallons of chocolate ice cream were left?

• 5

• 8

• 3

• 10

14 boxes of waffle cones were in the storage, but 5 boxes were crushed and could not be used. How many boxes of waffle cones were left?

• 6

• 10

• 9

• 5

Ms. Jackson put 10 magazines on the table. Charles, a teacher, took 3 of them and put them back on the shelf. How many magazines were left on the table?

• 6

• 8

• 7

• 10