Word Problems Subtraction Grade 1 — Set 20
Sam bought 4 pencils but lost 3 of them. How many pencils does Sam have now?
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Answer: 1
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Ava bought 5 stickers but lost 1 of them. How many stickers does Ava have now?
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Answer: 4
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- subtraction
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Lisa put 5 marbles in a basket and added 2 more. How many marbles are in the basket in total?
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Answer: 7
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- addition
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Lisa had 3 grapes and gave away 2. How many grapes does Lisa have left?
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Answer: 1
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- subtraction
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Carlos bought 5 pencils but lost 3 of them. How many pencils does Carlos have now?
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Answer: 2
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- subtraction
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Lisa bought 2 cookies but lost 1 of them. How many cookies does Lisa have now?
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Answer: 1
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Carlos had 4 grapes and gave away 1. How many grapes does Carlos have left?
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Answer: 3
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- subtraction
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Lisa bought 5 boxes. Each box has 2 marbles. How many marbles does Lisa have in total?
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Answer: 10
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- multiplication
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Carlos had 1 stickers. A friend gave Carlos 4 more stickers. How many stickers does Carlos have in all?
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Answer: 5
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Carlos bought 3 stickers but lost 1 of them. How many stickers does Carlos have now?
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Answer: 2
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- subtraction
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Carlos had 2 apples and sold 1 of them. How many apples does Carlos have remaining?
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Answer: 1
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Sofia bought 5 marbles but lost 2 of them. How many marbles does Sofia have now?
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Answer: 3
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Sam has 4 stickers and gets 1 more. How many stickers does Sam have now?
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Answer: 5
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- addition
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Carlos had 5 cookies and gave away 4. How many cookies does Carlos have left?
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Answer: 1
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- subtraction
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Lisa put 5 books in a basket and added 5 more. How many books are in the basket in total?
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Answer: 10
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- addition
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Mia bought 3 grapes but lost 2 of them. How many grapes does Mia have now?
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Answer: 1
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- subtraction
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Noah put 3 grapes in a basket and added 5 more. How many grapes are in the basket in total?
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Answer: 8
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- addition
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Carlos had 4 cards and gave away 1. How many cards does Carlos have left?
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Answer: 3
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- subtraction
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Emma had 4 stickers and gave away 1. How many stickers does Emma have left?
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Answer: 3
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- subtraction
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Liam has 1 pencils and gets 5 more. How many pencils does Liam have now?
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Answer: 6
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- addition
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