Using Subtraction

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We're getting to be subtraction experts!  Make up a word problem using subtraction.  The numbers should be 3 or 4 digits, and at least one column must need regrouping.  The problem should refer to something from your real life.

Then try to solve a classmate's problem.  Remember to label!

26 thoughts on “Using Subtraction”

  2. Last week I got a video game it was $34.95 and we got a $5.00 deposit how much more money did I need.

    $34.95
    – 5.00

  3. Last week I got a video game it was $34.95 and we got a $5.00 de
    posit how much more money did I need.

    $34.95
    – 5.00

  4. My mom has 824 books. She loses 535 books. How many books does my mom have now??

    Bettina’s answer: 1,536

  5. I had 130 bags of popcorn. I ate 108. How many do I have left?
    130
    -108

    Peter’s answer:289

  6. I had 145 seashells and i gave 29 to my brother. How many do I have left?

    145
    – 29
    _____

    claire’s answer is :22 bags of popcorn

  7. My siblings & I have 142 movies in all. We have 24 superhero movies. How many movies are not about superheros?
    Claire’s answer: 22

  9. I rode my bike 234 miles on thursday. I rode 432 on Friday
    How many more did miles I rode on Friday.
    Tessa :115

  10. I have 420 beads. My mom wants 123 beads to make a big necklace.
    How many do I have now?

    Jack’s answer is 198 more miles.

  11. Daisy my dog has 312 doggie bones. My cousins dog came over and eat 124 bones. How many are left?

    Jack D – 198

  12. Devin had 353 books. Devin lost 164 books. How many books does she have left?.
    353
    – 164
    ____
    ???
    Jack D.= 198

  13. I saved $7.68 on my account for lunch. The next day I spent $4.91. How much change do I have in my account? The answer to Devin’s problem is…
    353 – 164 = 189

  14. I have 7,635 beads.My friend has 4,429 beads.How many more beads do I have?

    The answer to Carly’s answer: $2.77.

  15. I’m buying a shirt from Justice and the shirt costs $26.95. I have a $10.00 gift card. How much money do I need to buy the shirt.
    $26.95
    -10.00

  16. I bought a pack of earrings for $ 2.99. I gave the shopkeeper $ 5.00.How much change did I get back?

    Answer to Carly’s problem: $7.68- $ 4.91=$ 2.77

  17. I have 419 legos. I lost 367 legos while playing at my cousins house. How many legos do I have left?

    419-367=
    The answer to Ariana’s problem: 142-24= 118

  19. Sean has 52 lego’s left.

    I have $45.50 saved for a pair of boots. They cost $29.75 at the store. How much change will I get back?

  20. alexa should get $25.75 back

    If i have $46.70 for a monster high doll & it costs $54.60, how much more money do i need?

  21. I have 460 lego pieces. My brother Colin has 335 pieces. How many more pieces do I have?

    Devin’s problem:
    $54.60
    -46.70

    = $7.90

  22. I have 324 pieces of candy I gave 124 pieces of candy to my sister. How many do I have?

    Austin’s answer
    460
    -335

    =125 legos

  23. In Minecraft I got 127 cobble stone and 178 dirt. How many materials do I have all together?

    Melanie’s answer is…
    324
    -124
    ———
    200

  24. I have 35 train cars. I lost 27. How many do I have left?

    Austin’s answer is…
    460
    – 335
    ________
    125

  25. When I get a small hot chocolate, it is $1.68. And when I get a medium hot chocolate, it is $2.50. How much more money is the medium hot chocolate then the smal hot chocolate?

    melanie’s answer is:
    324
    – 124
    200

  26. I have 847 legos and I lost 183 legos how many legos do I have now.
    840
    -157
    __________
    693 Legos

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