Subtraction 1
56 -4 ___
52
85 - 4 =
81
Karrie has 84 beads from Mardi Gras. She gives 47 to her sister. How many does Karrie have left?
37 beads
60 - __ = 20
40
I went to the store. I bought 15 bottles of water. I bought 36 cans of coke. How much did I buy in all?
51
84 - 20 ____
64
57 - 22 =
35
Jerry has 58 ants in his ant farm. His little sister opens his farm and 29 ants escape. How many ants are still in his farm?
29 ants
50 - ___ = 30
20
I had 46 cents. I gave the man 29 cents. How much money do I have left?
17 cents
89 -46 ___
43
74 - 50 =
24
Paul has 68 pieces of candy from a parade. He gives 15 pieces to his younger sister and 26 pieces to his older brother. How much candy does Paul have left?
(This is a 2 step problem. First ADD, then SUBTRACT)
27 pieces of candy
75 - ___ = 20
55
There are 14 students on your bus. At the next stop, 29 students get on. When you get to school, 18 students get off the bus. How many students are left on the bus?
25 students are left
70 -54 ____
16
85 - 49 =
36
Leon scores 84 points in a basketball game. At the next game he scores 35. How many more points did he score in the first game?
49 points
45 + ___ = 82
37
I have 50 dollars. I spend 23 dollars on going to the movies with friends. My friend gives me 16 dollars to pay me back. How much money do I have now?
43 dollars
72 -37 ___
35
70 - 47 =
23
Tom has 99 cookies. He gave 47 cookies to his teacher. He gave 37 to his class. How many cookies does Tom have left for himself?
(This is a 2 step problem. First ADD, then SUBTRACT)
15 cookies for Tom.
46 + __ = 70
24
Your class plants 48 tulips and 33 daffodils. It rains and 25 die. How many flowers are left?
56 flowers