Word Problems Subtraction Grade 1 — Set 72

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

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