Subtraction Word Problems

How much is left is a phrase that tells you to...

• Add

• Subtract

Decrease is a keyword that is used with ________ problems.

• Addition

• Subtraction

Mrs. D has 210 students in her class. Mrs. Hunt has 180 students in her class. How many more students are in Mrs. D's class? 

• 170 students

• 30 students

• 70 students

• 390 students

Hannah, Dylan, and Paige had a total of 362 pieces of paper inside the bus.  If 146 pieces of paper blew out the bus window, how many pieces were left inside the bus?

• 224 pieces of paper

• 214 pieces of paper

• 216 pieces of paper

• 508 pieces of paper

How many cases of laundry detergent did the warehouse ship to grocery stores?

• 935

• 575

• 535

• 465

Chrissy bought 29 cupcakes. After her friends ate some, she had 12 cupcakes left. How many cupcakes, n, does she have left?

• 29 x 12 = n

• 29 / 12 = n

• 29 - n = 12

• 29 + 12 = n

A gardener plants 9 rows of flowers with 14 flowers in each row. Later, 3 rows of flowers are removed. How many flowers are left?

• 84

• 90

• 108

• 126

A pizza place has 172 pizzas in the morning. Customers buy 51 pizzas during lunch and 83 pizzas during dinner. How many pizzas does the pizza shop have left?

• 38

• 45

• 143

• 200

The 5th grade Fall Festival booth sold $850 worth of tickets! However, $75 of that amount went towards prizes and must be paid back.  How much money did they actually make? 

• Add

• Multiply

• Divide

• Subtract

A gas station started the weekend with 36 12-packs of canned soda. If the gas station sold 198 cans of soda in total, how many cans of soda does the gas station have left on Monday morning?