SUBTRACTION
There was a total of 8 football games this year. Sara missed 4 of the games. How many football games did Sara go to in all?
8 - 4 = 5
Clara bought a necklace for $5 and a bracelet for $7 at a store. How much money did she spend all together?
$5 + $7 = $12
15-5=
10
6+2=
8
Tom has 9 orange balloons but lost 4 of them. How many orange balloons does Tom have now?
9-4=5
Anna bought two buckets. One bucket can hold 6 gallons of water, and the other can hold 8 gallons of water. How many gallons of water can both buckets hold all together?
6 gallons + 8 gallons = 14 gallons
67-3=
64
15+5=
20
Sam picked 6 limes and gave Jessica 4 of the limes. How many limes does Sam have now?
6-4=2
June and Mark went to an ice cream shop. June ate 3 scoops of vanilla ice cream, and Mark ate 4 scoops of chocolate ice cream. How many scoops of ice cream did they eat all together?
3 scoops + 4 scoops = 7 scoops
75-5=
70
3+2=
5
Mike had 7 pennies in his bank. His sister borrowed 4 of his pennies. How many pennies does Mike have now?
7-4=3
Andy and his father went fishing. Andy caught 6 bluegill fish, and his father caught 6 bass fish. How many first did they catch all together?
6 bluegill fish + 6 bass fish = 12 fish
65-2=
63
20+5=
25
A restaurant made 6 salads to serve during lunch. Only 3 were actually served. How many salads were left over from lunch?
6-3= 3
A box of chocolate has 9 bars of white chocolate and 9 bars of dark chocolate, how many bars of chocolate does the box have all together?
9 bars of white chocolate + 9 bars of dark chocolate = 18 bars of chocolate
5-2=
3
65+5=
70