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Is it Correct?
100

42 - 18 = ____

24

100
Sam had 32 bananas. He fed 14 to his pet monkey. How many bananas does he have left?

Sam has 18 bananas left.

100

97 - ____ = 48

49

100

Which is greater: 

45 - 12 = ___

55 - 20 = ___

55 - 20 = 35

100

71 - 13 = 59

No, it is 58

200

53 - 29 = ____

24

200

Alex has 34 jackets. He gave 23 to the homeless shelter. How many jackets does he have now?

Alex has 11 jackets left.

200

34 - ____ = 18

16

200

Which is greater:

33 - 9 = ____

45 - 19 = ____

45 - 19 = 26

200

86 - 24 = 64

Yes! 

300

64 - 47 = ____

17

300

Madisen had 85 pictures in her photo book. She took out some of them to give to her grandma. Now she has 57 pictures in her photo book. How many did she give to her grandma? 

Madisen gave her grandma 28 pictures.

300

56 - ____ = 37

19

300

Which is greater?

78 - 42 = ____

40 - 3 = ____

40 - 3 = 37

300

43 - 25 = 16

No, it is 18.

400

87 - 49 = ____

38

400

I had 15 blue erasers and 18 pink erasers. I gave 19 of them to my best friend Susan. How many erasers do I still have?

I still have 14 erasers.

400

65 - ____ = 34

31

400

Which is greater?

88 - 19 = ____

78 - 12 = ____

88 - 19 = 69

400

99 - 39 = 50

No, it is 60.

500

96 - 58 = ____

38

500

Miss Bonnett gave each of her 22 students a new bookmark. At the end of the school day, she found 14 of them on the ground. How many students left their bookmarks on the ground? 

14 students left their bookmarks on the ground.

500

81 - ____ = 24

57

500

Which is greater?

55 + 32 = ____

88 - 14 = ____

55 + 32 = 87

500

111-22 = 88

No, it is 89.