Word Problems Subtraction Grade 1 — Set 85

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starter Set 85
  1. Jake had 2 marbles and gave away 1. How many marbles does Jake have left?
  2. Sam had 3 apples. A friend gave Sam 1 more apples. How many apples does Sam have in all?
  3. Lisa bought 5 cards but lost 3 of them. How many cards does Lisa have now?
  4. Noah bought 2 pencils but lost 1 of them. How many pencils does Noah have now?
  5. Liam had 5 toys. A friend gave Liam 4 more toys. How many toys does Liam have in all?
  6. Emma bought 5 grapes but lost 1 of them. How many grapes does Emma have now?
  7. Sam bought 2 cookies but lost 1 of them. How many cookies does Sam have now?
  8. Lisa put 3 stickers in a basket and added 5 more. How many stickers are in the basket in total?
  9. Carlos has 3 cards and gets 1 more. How many cards does Carlos have now?
  10. Noah has 1 toys and gets 5 more. How many toys does Noah have now?
  11. Ava bought 4 boxes. Each box has 2 marbles. How many marbles does Ava have in total?
  12. Carlos put 5 pencils in a basket and added 5 more. How many pencils are in the basket in total?
  13. Ava put 4 grapes in a basket and added 3 more. How many grapes are in the basket in total?
  14. Noah put 5 pencils in a basket and added 1 more. How many pencils are in the basket in total?
  15. Noah has 1 oranges and gets 2 more. How many oranges does Noah have now?
  16. Noah bought 2 boxes. Each box has 4 stickers. How many stickers does Noah have in total?
  17. Sam bought 2 boxes. Each box has 4 stickers. How many stickers does Sam have in total?
  18. Jake had 5 books and sold 3 of them. How many books does Jake have remaining?
  19. Mia bought 5 cookies but lost 4 of them. How many cookies does Mia have now?
  20. Sofia bought 2 marbles but lost 1 of them. How many marbles does Sofia have now?

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