Money Word Problems
Subtraction
Money
Word Problems
Misc.
100
Johnny has $0.73 and wants to buy a toy for $0.25. How much money will he left after he buys the toy?
$0.48
100
63 - 27 =
36
100
$0.42 - $0.15 =
$0.27
100
The Baltimore Zoo has 16 snakes. The Washington Zoo has 27. How many more snakes does the Washington Zoo have than the Baltimore Zoo?
27 - 16 = 11 snakes
100
Today is March 3rd. Ms. Rice's birthday is on March 13th. How many more days until her birthday?
13 - 3 = 10
200
Use the table that is drawn on the board. If Sally has $0.39, how much more does she need to buy a tootsie roll?
$0.08
200
94 - 12 =
82
200
$0.96 - $0.59 =
$0.37
200
Alice has 23 candy bars. Wendy has 12 candy bars. How many more candy bars does Alice have than Wendy?
23 - 12 = 11
200
Jacob has $0.57. He wants to buy a radio that costs $0.95. How much more money does he need?
$0.95 - $0.56 = $0.39
300
Use the table to answer the question. If you have $0.99, how much money will you get back if you buy a Snickers bar?
$0.21
300
39 - 21 =
18
300
$0.32 - $0.18 =
$0.14
300
There were 78 pencils in the new pack I brought to school today. I gave 19 away. How many pencils are left?
78 - 19 = 59 pencils
300
Wesley owes his brother $0.28 but he only has $0.13. How much more money does he need to pay his brother back?
$0.28 - $0.13 = $0.15
400
Use the table to answer the question. Joe has $0.84. If he buys Twizzlers, how much money will he have left? Write the number sentence and the answer.
$0.84 - $0.21 = $0.63
400
72 - 59 =
13
400
$0.64 - $0.27 =
$0.37
400
Katelyn bought 49 valentines day cards for her school party. She gave 23 of them away. How many cards are left?
49 - 23 = 26
400
31 - 57 =
57 - 31 = 26
500
Use the table to answer the question. If you want to buy a Snickers and Twizzlers, how much money do you need?
$0.99
500
20 - 17 =
3
500
$1.00 - $0.39 =
$0.61
500
Chicago has 56 baseball fields. Detroit has 32. How many more does Detroit need in order to have the same amount as Chicago?
56 - 32 = 24
500
If cody planted 37 plants last spring, how many more plants does he need to plant this spring if he wants to plant a total of 50 plants?
50 - 37 = 13