Math Story Problems Subtraction

There were 12 people in line at the store. 7 people left and went home. How many people were left in line?

• 19

• 7

• 5

Joe had 10 baseballs. He lost 3 of them. How many does he have left?

• 13

• 5

• 7

Sara has 9 apples. Norah has 6 apples. How many more apples does Sara have?

• 3

• 4

• 5

Kate ran 5 miles. Hannah ran 3 miles. How many fewer miles did Hannah run than Kate?

• 5

• 2

• 3

• 279
• 269
• 331
• 278

Toni had 10 oranges. She ate 6 of them. Which sketch shows how many oranges are left?

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How many fewer boys are standing in line?

• 2 more boys

• 2 fewer boys

• 4 fewer girls

There are 7 hamburgers on the plate.

And there are 4 sub sandwiches on the plate.

How many fewer sub sandwiches are there than hamburgers?

DO WE COMPARE OR COMBINE TO SOLVE?

• Compare

• Combine

Fred did this math problem: 15 dogs take away 3 dogs is 13 dogs. Check his work by using the picture. Is Fred correct?

• Yes

• No

Which can be used to show what is happening in this problem? Tony had 11 cars. He gave 5 of them to Jackie. How many cars does he have left?

• 11 + 5

• 5 - 11

• 11 - 5