Word Problems Subtraction Grade 1 — Set 37

starter Set 37
  1. Jake bought 4 boxes. Each box has 2 pencils. How many pencils does Jake have in total?
  2. Liam had 5 marbles and gave away 2. How many marbles does Liam have left?
  3. Jake put 2 books in a basket and added 2 more. How many books are in the basket in total?
  4. Sofia has 2 bags with 4 oranges in each bag. How many oranges does Sofia have in all?
  5. Jake had 5 grapes and sold 1 of them. How many grapes does Jake have remaining?
  6. Lisa bought 2 cards but lost 1 of them. How many cards does Lisa have now?
  7. Lisa bought 3 cards but lost 2 of them. How many cards does Lisa have now?
  8. Carlos has 1 apples and gets 5 more. How many apples does Carlos have now?
  9. Jake has 5 bags with 2 stickers in each bag. How many stickers does Jake have in all?
  10. Emma had 5 stickers. A friend gave Emma 5 more stickers. How many stickers does Emma have in all?
  11. Lisa put 1 stickers in a basket and added 5 more. How many stickers are in the basket in total?
  12. Ava had 2 marbles and sold 1 of them. How many marbles does Ava have remaining?
  13. Jake had 1 stickers. A friend gave Jake 5 more stickers. How many stickers does Jake have in all?
  14. Carlos had 2 toys and sold 1 of them. How many toys does Carlos have remaining?
  15. Ava has 2 bags with 4 cookies in each bag. How many cookies does Ava have in all?
  16. Sofia had 5 pencils and sold 3 of them. How many pencils does Sofia have remaining?
  17. Liam bought 4 boxes. Each box has 5 cookies. How many cookies does Liam have in total?
  18. Jake had 5 oranges. A friend gave Jake 5 more oranges. How many oranges does Jake have in all?
  19. Liam had 5 stickers and gave away 1. How many stickers does Liam have left?
  20. Sofia bought 4 pencils but lost 1 of them. How many pencils does Sofia have now?

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