Subtract and Solve
Word Problems
Questions
100

456- 123

333

100

A library has 658 books. Students borrow 231. How many remain?

427 books remain

100

When subtracting which place do we start with? Ones, tens, or hundreds?

Ones

200

923 - 567

356

200

There are 454 students at Park Orchard Elementary. 127 students leave for a field trip. How many students are left at the school?

327 are left at school

200

Which is the correct way to subtract this problem?

Alexandra is reading a chapter book that has 823 pages. Her sister is reading a book that has 382 pages. How many more pages does Alexandra's book have than her sister's book?

  382                 or               823

- 823                               -  382


  823 

- 382

300

542 - 218

324

300

Charlie student has 646 pokemon cards. His sister has 429 pokemon cards. How many more cards does Charlie have?

Charlie has 217 more cards than his sister

300

What number am I if I have 6 hundreds, 5 tens, and 7 ones?

657

400

694 - 278

416

400

Mrs.Gomez has 852 pencils and gives 467 away. How many pencils remain?

385 pencils remain

400

What is the difference between 938 and 495?

443

500

702 - 468

234

500

A store has 900 squishies and sells 586. How many squishies are left?

314 squishies are left

500

242 + 8 + 10 + ____ = 280, so 280 - 242= _______

242 + 8 + 10 + 20 = 280, so 280 - 242 = 38

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