Practice Subtraction in Math

Use these practice problems to test your method after reviewing the concept explanation and worked examples.

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Quick Recap

Finding the difference between two numbers by removing one quantity from another, or measuring the gap between them.

If you have 5 cookies and eat 2, how many are left? You take away to find out.

Showing a random 20 of 64 problems.

Example 1

hard
Noah had 10 toy cars. He gave 3 to his sister, then lost 2 at the park. How many cars does Noah have now?

Example 2

medium
You see 3 apples on a tree. 2 apples fall down. How many apples are still on the tree?

Example 3

medium
Mia has 7 candies. Liam has 4 candies. How many more candies does Mia have than Liam?

Example 4

medium
Compute 801−599.

Example 5

easy
Compute 15−7.

Example 6

medium
Compute 123−87 using equal-additions instead of borrowing.

Example 7

easy
Compute 47−13.

Example 8

easy
Compute 84−37.

Example 9

medium
A class has 19 students. 6 are absent today. How many students are at school?

Example 10

medium
A theater has 250 seats. Today 187 were filled. How many were empty?

Example 11

easy
🐟🐟🐟🐟 swim in a bowl. 1 fish jumps out. How many fish are left?

Example 12

easy
A school library has 75 books on the shelf. Students checked out 39 books today. How many books are still on the shelf?

Example 13

easy
Compute 57−24.

Example 14

medium
There are 15 birds on a fence. 6 birds fly away. How many birds are still on the fence?

Example 15

medium
There were 10 cupcakes. The class ate 6. How many cupcakes are left?

Example 16

easy
Owen had 10 pencils. He lost 7 of them. How many pencils does he still have?

Example 17

medium
Compute 403−158.

Example 18

easy
Compute 100−37.

Example 19

easy
You have 5 balloons. 2 pop. How many balloons are left?

Example 20

hard
Rosa had 18 colored pencils. She gave 5 to her sister, then 4 broke. How many colored pencils does Rosa still have?
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