Problem Solving Skills
A factory produced 4,500 gadgets. If 1,200 gadgets are sent to a store, how many gadgets are left?
3,300 gadgets
What is 1,500−800?
700
What is 5,000−500?
4,500
What is 2,000−750?
1,250
A bakery makes 1,200 cookies. They sell 450 cookies in the morning and 300 in the afternoon. How many cookies are left?
450 cookies
A school had 5,000 notebooks. After giving away 1,750 notebooks to students, how many notebooks remain?
3,250 notebooks
If you have 2,000−950?
1,050
If you subtract 2,500 from 6,000, what do you get?
3,500
If you have 5,600 and you subtract 1,850, how much do you have left?
3,750
A school has 2,000 pencils. They buy 1,500 more but lose 300. How many pencils do they have now?
3,200 pencils
A library had 9,600 books. If 3,400 books are checked out, how many books are still in the library?
6,200 books
Solve 3,500−1,750
1,750
Subtract 7,000−2,150 using mental math. What is the answer?
4,850
Solve 6,500−3,200
3,300
A farmer has 5,000 apples. He sells 1,200 apples and gives away another 800. How many apples does he have left?
3,000 apples
A farmer harvested 7,500 potatoes. After selling 2,200 potatoes, how many potatoes does he have left?
5,300 potatoes
What is 9,000−4,500?
4,500
If a train has 4,800 passengers and 1,200 get off, how many passengers remain?
3,600 passengers
A family has 3,200 photos. They delete 1,600 photos. How many photos do they have now?
1,600 photos
A library had 6,500 books. If 1,500 books are checked out and then 500 new books are added, how many books are in the library now?
5,500 books
There are 8,250 people in a concert. If 2,500 people leave, how many people are still at the concert?
5,750 people
Calculate 10,000−3,250?
6,750
A store had 9,500 items. If 4,300 are sold, how many items are left?
5,200 items
If a store had 8,000 items and sold 3,600, how many items remain?
4,400 items
A store had 10,000 items. They sold 4,000 items in the first week and received a shipment of 2,500 items. How many items does the store have now?
8,500 items