One Step Subtraction Comparison Word Problems

There are 18 cows in the field. Then some cow go to a new field. Now there are 9 cows. How many left?

• 8

• 7

• 9

Ally had 20 jellybeans. She gave away 15 of them. How many does she have left now?

• 20

• 10

• 5

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

• 69 baseballs

• 59 baseballs

• 70 baseballs

• 68 baseballs

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

• 44 ducks

• 34 ducks

• 54 ducks

• 64 ducks

The population of Corpus Christi, Texas, is 305,215. The population of Laredo, Texas is 236,091. How many more people live in Corpus Christi than in Laredo?

• 541,306

• 69,124

• 131,285

• 179,124

A library had 1,000 books. After a big sale, they had 675 books left. How many books were sold?

• 325

• 335

• 315

• 325

The bakery has 381 chocolate cupcakes and 346 vanilla cupcakes. How many more chocolate cupcakes are at the bakery?

• 25 cupcakes

• 45 cupcakes

• 35 cupcakes

• 36 cupcakes

Samantha had 875 stickers. She gave 123 stickers to her friend. How many stickers does Samantha have left?

• 752

• 758

• 752

• 748

Sierra had 136 trading cards. She gave away 15 to each of her 3 friends. Which expression shows how many cards Sierra has left?

• 136 - (15 x 3)

• 136 + (15 x 3)

• (136 - 15) x 3

• (136 + 15) x 3

Jonathan buys 4 sheets of 10 stamps each and 2 sheets of 8 stamps each. He uses 25 stamps on envelopes. Which equation can be used to find n, the number of stamps Jonathan has left?

• (4 + 10 x 2 + 8) - 25 = n

• 4(10) + 2(8) - 25 = n

• 4(10) + 2(8) + 25 = n

• 10 + 8 - 25