Word Problems Subtraction 1step Starter — Set 5

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

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