Subtraction Word Problems

Payton had 16 markers. She gave 5 of them to Juan. How many markers does Payton have left?

• 11

• 398

• 21

• 1

Ella had 15 ribbons. she gave 7 of them to Grant. How many ribbons does Ella have left?

• 5

• 15

• 8

• 22

Max is 183 cm tall. Ruby is 169 cm tall. How much taller is Max than Ruby?

• 12 cm

• 16cm

• 14 cm

• 18cm

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

The total mass of the contents of Derek’s backpack was 678 grams. Each book has a mass of 162 grams. Derek removed 2 textbooks from his backpack. What is the mass of the contents of the backpack now? What operation do we use to solve?

• add

• subtract

• divide

• subtract then add

James bough four 8-ounce bottles of water for a hiking trip. He drank 28 ounces. How many ounces of water are left?

• 20

• 32

• 4

• 36

Sarah had $139. She worked and earned some more money. She now has $302 total. How much money did she earn while working?

• $441

• $139

• $163

• $63

Serenity made 6 necklaces. Each necklace had 8 charms on it. She gave away 3 necklaces, how many charms does she have left?

• 24 charms

• 45 charms

• 11 charms

• 17 charms

Addison put $213.00 into her account last week and took out $137.00 this week. How much money remains in her bank account?

• 193 dollars

• 268 dollars

• 350 dollars

• 76 dollars

Gary wants to buy a new video game system that costs $395.00. He has $318.00. How much more money does Gary need?

• $57

• $67

• $77

• $87