Subtraction Word Problems
Alpha has 20 cents and he lost 10 cents. How many cents does he have left?
He has 1o cents left.
Emily had 99 marbles. She gave 38 to Maia. How many does Emily have now?
Emily has 61 marbles left.
Isaiah has $418. He gave away $100. How many dollars does he have left?
Isaiah has $318 left.
Joe has $8 and Giga has $2. Joe bought a hockey stick for $4. Who has more money? How much more?
Joe has 2 more dollars.
Tom had 60 books. Ruby borrowed 42 books. How many books does Tom have left?
Tom has 18 books left.
Zinabou has 142 tennis balls. 50 tennis balls roll under the couch. How many tennis balls are left?
Zinabou has 92 tennis balls left.
Petar had 162 marbles. He dropped 144 marbles. How many does Petar have left?
Petar has 18 marbles left.
AK has $105. Mr. Sam has $38. How much more money does AK have?
AK has 67 more dollars.
AK has 868 marbles. He lost 89 one day and lost 189 the next. How many marbles dos AK have left?
AK has 590 marbles left.
Katherine has some apples. She gave Eva 8 apples. She gave Sarah 5 more than Eva. She also gave Zoe 2 more than Sarah. Now she has 58 apples left. How many did she have in the beginning?
Katherine had 94 apples in the beginning.