Word Problems Subtraction 1step Starter — Set 2

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  1. A garden had 10 flowers. 6 flowers wilted. How many flowers are still blooming?
  2. There were 2 cupcakes on the table. 1 were eaten. How many cupcakes are left?
  3. 3 leaves were on the tree. 2 leaves fell off. How many leaves are still on the tree?
  4. A jar had 4 marbles. Tom took out 3 marbles. How many marbles are left in the jar?
  5. A library had 6 books. 4 books were checked out. How many books are still in the library?
  6. A library had 8 books. 2 books were checked out. How many books are still in the library?
  7. There were 7 cupcakes on the table. 1 were eaten. How many cupcakes are left?
  8. 5 leaves were on the tree. 2 leaves fell off. How many leaves are still on the tree?
  9. There were 6 pencils in the box. The teacher handed out 4. How many pencils are left in the box?
  10. A garden had 6 flowers. 2 flowers wilted. How many flowers are still blooming?
  11. Lily had 8 balloons. 4 balloons popped. How many balloons does she have now?
  12. A garden had 9 flowers. 5 flowers wilted. How many flowers are still blooming?
  13. There were 3 fish in the pond. 1 fish swam away. How many fish are left?
  14. There were 8 fish in the pond. 4 fish swam away. How many fish are left?
  15. Lily had 4 balloons. 1 balloons popped. How many balloons does she have now?
  16. There were 3 pencils in the box. The teacher handed out 2. How many pencils are left in the box?
  17. A library had 2 books. 1 books were checked out. How many books are still in the library?
  18. There were 9 pencils in the box. The teacher handed out 8. How many pencils are left in the box?
  19. A bus had 9 passengers. 2 passengers got off at the next stop. How many passengers are still on the bus?
  20. There were 4 pencils in the box. The teacher handed out 2. How many pencils are left in the box?

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