Subtraction Word Problems

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

Oliver made 263 baskets at basketball practice last week. He made 312 baskets at practice this week. How many more  baskets did Oliver make this week?

• 49 baskets

• 50 baskets

• 39 baskets

• 59 baskets

Mrs. Hanson has 235 chocolate bars.  Miss Kaminski ate 105 of the chocolate bars during a meeting. How many chocolate bars does Mrs. Hanson have left?

• 338

• 230

• 130

• 238

Malia had 707 candy canes in her candy shop. Ms. Bast bought 239 candy canes from her. How many candy canes does Malia's shop have now?

• 664

• 468

• 532

• 746

Patrick put 369 plates through the cafeteria's dishwasher. He put forty-one of them through a second time because they were so dirty. How many plates only needed to be washed once?

• 369

• 410

• 41

• 328

Chace has 352 hockey cards. He gives Mr. Allen 125 of his hockey cards. How many hockey cards does Chace have left?

• 233

• 477

• 227

• 228

Miss Kaminski baked 525 cookies for the school bake sale. 359 of the cookies sold at the bake sale. How many cookies does Miss Kaminski have left?

• 884

• 166

• 234

• 164

There are six hundred fifty-three people at the beach today. Four hundred eighty-six of them are swimming in the water, while the rest are sunbathing on the sand. How many people are on the sand?

• 1139

• 323

• 486

• 167

There are 807 visitors at the museum. If 692 visitors were children, how many adults went to the museum?

• 271

• 145

• 167

• 194

Gary wants to buy a new video game system that costs $395. He has $318. How much more money does Gary need?

• $57

• $67

• $77

• $87