Subtraction Problems
Missing numbers
Problem Solving
100

57 - 24 =

33

100

What is the missing number? 

____ - 17 = 3

 20 - 17 = 3

100

There are 27 books on the shelf. Rose takes 14 books. How many books are on the shelf? Write the subtraction sentence.

_______ - ________ = _________

27 - 14 = 13

200

92 - 39 =

53

200

What is the missing number?

36  - ______ = 13

36  -  23  = 13

200

43 fish were swimming. 28 of them swam away. How many remain? 


Write your subtraction sentence?

______ -_______= _______

43 -28 = 15

300

38 - 7 =

31

300

What is the missing number in this subtraction problem?

71 - _____ = 14

71 - 57 = 14

300

Ms. Wilson has 44 soccer balls.  Ms. Hickson has 16 soccer balls.  How many fewer soccer balls does Ms. Hickson have than Ms. Wilson.

44 - 16 = 28

400

57 - 27 =

30

400

What is the missing number?

24 - ______ = 5

 24 - 19 = 5

400

Ms. Trent had 84 apples.  She gave 26 apples to Mr. Allen.  How many apples does Ms. Trent have now?

84 - 26 = 58

500

81 - 27 =

54

500

What is the missing number?

_______ - 33 = 28

61 - 33 = 28

500

Ms. Wallace had some Pokemon cards.  She gave 38 Pokemon cards to her good friend, Rudi.  Now, Ms. Wallace has 44 Pokemon cards.  How many Pokemon cards did Ms. Wallace have in the beginning?

82

82 - 38 = 44

or 

38 + 44 = 82