Subtraction Word Problems

By T. Ken
Word Problems
 Samuel has 86 apples. Bill takes 4 away. How many apples will Samuel have?
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 Roy removes 7 peanuts from a jar. There were originally 76 peanuts in a jar. How many
peanuts are left in the jar?
Word Problems
 There are 17 candies in a box. Wanda takes 5 candies. How many are left?
Word Problems
 Juan has 61 oranges. 28 are eaten by a hippopotamus. How many oranges will Juan have?
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 Eric starts with 48 blocks. He gives 12 to Elizabeth. How many blocks Eric end with?
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 There are 91 marbles in a box. Joan takes 24 marbles. How many are left?
Word Problems
 Bobby starts with 73 erasers. He gives 15 to Ann. How many erasers does Bobby end
with?
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 Lori has 58 blocks. She give 9 to Julie. How many blocks will Lori have?
Word Problems
 Lori has 58 blocks. She give 9 to Julie. How many blocks will Lori have?
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 Alyssa has 798 blue marbles. She gave Benny 564 of the marbles. How many blue marbles
does she now have?
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 Joan found 924 seashells on the beach. She gave Alyssa 509 of the seashells. How many
seashells does she now have?