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100

What kind of equation is this for: 

25-14= _?_

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100

Tyler had 85 stickers. He gave 47 of his stickers to his brother. How many stickers does he have left?

48 stickers

100

A bus holds 45 people total. 28 people got on the bus at the first stop. Some more people got on at the second stop to fill up the bus. How many people got on at the second stop?

17 people 

100

There are some marbles in a jar in a classroom. After losing 28 marbles for bad behavior there are 50 marbles now. How many marbles were in the jar to start the day?

78 marbles

100

Is this a correct answer: 43 peaches

Bonus: Why is it right or wrong

Yes because it has a label 

200

What kind of equation is this for: 

25-__= 11

Smaller Number 

200

A grocery store had 79 apples in a basket. By the end of the day there was only 30 apples left. How many apples did they sell?

49 apples

200

Sarah wants to get 80 stickers to bring to school. She currently has 47 stickers in a binder. She goes to the store to buy some more stickers. How many stickers did she buy at the store?

33 stickers

200

There was a big bowl of strawberries in the fridge. After I ate the 23 strawberries, only 17 strawberries were left in the bowl. How much strawberries were in the bowl in the beginning?

40 strawberries

200

What kind of story problems are we working on today?

Subtraction

300

What kind of equation is this for: 

__-14= 11

Larger Number

300

A school had 74 pencils at the beginning of the year. After a few months only 13 were left. How many pencils did they use?

61 pencils

300

A store had 89 balloons. After selling some, they had 50 balloons left. How many did they sell?

39 balloons

300
I got a box of legos to build a car. I used 43 pieces to build the car. I had 8 random pieces left over I did not use. How many pieces were in the box to begin with?

51 lego pieces 

300

Is this a correct subtraction story problem type: Different 

No it is difference 

400

What kind of equation is this for: 

312-__= 97

Smaller Number

400

Emily earned $216 from her lemonade stand. She spent $103 on her supplies. How much profit did she make?

$113

400

A zoo had 450 visitors by the end of the day. 318 came in the morning and some came in the afternoon. How many came in the afternoon?

132 visitors 

400

A store had some balloons. After selling 240, they had 170 balloons left. How many did they have at the beginning of the day?

410 balloons

400

Is this a correct answer: 17 

Bonus: Why is it right or wrong

No because there is no label

500

What kind of equation is this for: 

__-215= 97

Larger Number

500

A basketball team scored 460 points this season. 397 of those points were in the normal season. How many points did they score in the tournament?

63 points

500

A farmer planted 729 rows of corn over the fall. 567 corn were planted in one field and some more were planted in the other field. How much corn did he plant in the second field?

162 corn

500

A movie theater had a lot of different candy to buy at the start of the day. After selling 315, they had only 89 left. How much candy did they have at the start of the day?

404 different candy 

500

What are the three types of subtraction word problems?

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