Subtraction Word Problems

Lacey has 9,999,999 Hershey bars. She gives Riley 9,088,777. How many does she have left?

• 911,222

• 19,088,776

• 1,827,222

• 901,229

Kyle got 889 dollars for his birthday. Kyle spent 567 dollars on a laptop. How much money does Kyle have left?

• $1,456

• $322

• $422

• $1,465

Sofia has 6,467 marbles. Sofia lets Caterina takes away 831. Cat now has 6,557 marbles. How many marbles does Sofia have?

• 5,726

• 90

• 5,636

• 7,388

Sebastian has 40 sets of running shoes. Each set has 8 shoes in it. If he breaks 15 shoes one day and another 12 the next day, how many shoes does he have now?

• 320

• 305

• 293

• 13

Sofia has $1,274. Lacey has $136. How much more money does Sofia have than Lacey?

• $1,138

• $1,410

• $1,318

• $1,140

John has 8 cabinets, he splits 139 papers between 7 cabinets. He put the remaining papers in the 8th cabinet. How many papers did he put in the 8th cabinet?

• 19

• 20

• 6

Does the keyword "How many fewer" mean addition or subtraction?

• Addition

• Subtraction

Haley picked 28 carrots from her garden. If she threw out 11 of them and then picked 9 more the next day, how many carrots would she have total?

• 39

• 20

• 26

• 48

Michelle had 377 candles. She used 240 of them. How many candles does she have left?

• 137

• 117

• 501

Ken had 53 pieces of candy. He gave 28 of them away. How many pieces of candy does Ken have left?

• 15

• 25

• 28