Subtraction
The baseball team had 26 bats. 12 of the bats cracked. How many bats are left?
14 bats are left.
At the pumpkin patch there were 18 large pumpkins and 12 medium pumpkins. In another area there were 11 more small pumpkins. How many pumpkins were there in all?
41 pumpkins in all.
24 birds sat on a high wire. 6 birds flew away. A gust of wind came and blew 9 birds off the high wire. How many birds were left?
9 birds were left.
There were 7 boys and 9 girls on the bus. 3 students got of the bus. How many students were on the bus altogether?
13 students on the bus altogether.
Inside the trunk was 52 gold coins. Joe gave 25 gold coins to his brother. How many gold coins were left in the trunk?
27 coins were left in the trunk.
Jessie built 4 sandcastles and John built 5 sandcastles. Their friend James met them at the beach and built 6 sandcastles. How many sandcastles were built in all?
15 sandcastles were built in all.
16 cones were left.
Mrs. Olson's class had 9 glue bottles and Mrs. Johnson's class had 6 glue bottles. They shared 3 glue bottles with Mr. Jensen's class. How many glue bottles were left in Mrs. Olson and Mrs. Johnson's classes in all?
12 glue bottles were left.
The school had a total of 38 swings. 9 of the swings were being used. How many of the swings were not being used?
29 swings were not being used.
Suzy had 7 beach balls. Her mom found 2 more beach balls. Then her dad bought her 4 more. How many beach balls does Suzy have now?
13 beach balls.
Timmy's family had 22 shovels altogether. 2 shovels were borrowed and 3 shovels were donated. How many shovels does Timmy's family have left?
17 shovels are left.
Joey's crayon box had 15 red and 9 blue crayons. Joey gave 3 of the crayons to his teacher. How many crayons are left in Joey's crayon box?
21 crayons are left.
There are 297 peach trees on a farm. There are 615 peach trees on a different farm. What is the difference between the numbers of peach trees on these farms?
318 peach trees
Elisha paid for piano lessons for three months. In February she paid $78. In March she paid $90. In April she paid $156. What is the amount Elisha paid for piano lessons for these three months?
$324
In the cup the teacher had 31 pencils. 7 students came and borrowed a pencil before lunch. 4 students came and borrowed a pencil after lunch. How many pencils are left in the cup?
20 pencils are left in the cup.
Samantha, Gordon, and Diego each brought an ice chest to a picnic. The weight of Samantha's ice chest was 83 pounds. Gordon's ice chest was 28 pounds. Diego's ice chest was 37 pounds. What was the difference between the weight of Samantha's ice chest and the combined weight of Gordon's and Diego's ice chest?
18 pounds
Last month the school store sold 107 T-shirts and 88 sweatshirts. How many more T-shirts were sold than sweatshirts?
19
At the beginning of September, Mr. Watkins had 543 erasers. During September, he gave his students 99 of the erasers. During October, he gave his students 212 of the erasers. How many erasers did Mr. Watkins have at the end of October?
232 erasers
A movie theater has 710 seats. 158 seats are red. 247 seats are black. 119 seats are yellow. The rest of the seats are green. How many seats are green?
186 seats are green.
Ms. Green used some fabric to make costumes for plays at school. She used 69 yards for play X, 48 yards for play Y, and 53 yards for play Z. She had 27 yards of fabric left over after making all the costumes. How many yards of fabric did she start with?
197 yards