Word Problems on Subtraction
- A shop had 765 candies. It sold 432 candies. How many candies are left?
- Sarah has 589 stickers. She gave 276 to her friend. How many stickers does she have now?
- A farmer had 842 apples. He sold 349 at the market. How many apples are left?
- A school library had 1,250 books. 675 books were borrowed by students. How many books are still in the library?
- A zoo had 965 visitors on Monday and 748 on Tuesday. How many more visitors were there on Monday?
- Emma had 732 marbles. She lost 428 marbles. How many does she have now?
- A bakery made 870 cupcakes. It sold 692 cupcakes. How many are left?
- There were 999 birds in a park. 368 flew away. How many are still there?
- A train had 520 passengers at the start of the journey. At the next station, 286 passengers got off. How many are still on the train?
- A football team scored 768 points in a season. Last season, they scored 589 points. How many more points did they score this season?
- There were 1,000 students in a school. 456 students went on a field trip. How many students stayed back?
- A farmer had 935 hens. 423 of them were sold. How many hens does he still have?
- A shopping mall had 650 people in the morning. By the evening, 275 had left. How many people were still in the mall?
- A gardener planted 812 flowers. 325 flowers dried up. How many flowers are still fresh?
- A museum had 728 visitors last week and 589 this week. How many more visitors were there last week?
- A boy had 345 toy cars. He gave 172 to his younger brother. How many does he have now?
- Lisa collected 976 seashells. She gave away 563 to her friends. How many does she still have?
- A bookstore had 1,500 books. 987 books were sold in a sale. How many books are left?
- A fruit vendor had 845 bananas. He sold 469 bananas. How many bananas remain?
- A factory produced 9,870 toys. 6,752 were sold. How many toys are left in stock?
- A hospital had 735 patients in the morning. 469 were discharged by evening. How many patients are still there?
- John read 876 pages of a book. The book has 1,250 pages. How many pages are left to read?
- A farmer harvested 942 pumpkins. 657 were sent to the market. How many pumpkins are still on the farm?
- A plane had 890 passengers. 478 got off at the first stop. How many passengers are still on the plane?
- A school printed 4,500 worksheets. 3,625 were distributed to students. How many worksheets are left?