Mathematics Subtraction Word Problems

The building is 418 tall. Siska is 123 cm tall. How much taller is the building than Siska?

• 295 cm

• 285 cm

• 195

The bakery has 381 chocolate cupcakes and 91 vanilla cupcakes. How many more chocolate cupcakes are at the bakery?

• 190

• 290

• 300

Ivana practiced her mathematics for 113 minutes. Robert practiced his mathematics for 82 minutes. How much longer di Ivana practice?

• 31

• 32

• 40

The store has 178 baseballs. At the end of the week, there were 88 baseballs left. How many baseball did the store sell?

• 90

• 80

• 98

Mr. Anom has a book with 504 pages in it. He has read 172 pages so far. How many more pages does he still have to read?

• 332

• 232

• 122

Draw quick pictures to show how to subtract 542 from 735!