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Word Problems Subtraction 1step Hard — Set 37
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- Sam bought 9 pencils but lost 8 of them. How many pencils does Sam have now?
- Jake has 8 marbles and gets 10 more. How many marbles does Jake have now?
- Ava bought 6 cookies but lost 5 of them. How many cookies does Ava have now?
- Noah bought 7 books but lost 6 of them. How many books does Noah have now?
- Ava had 8 books. A friend gave Ava 10 more books. How many books does Ava have in all?
- Lisa had 7 apples. A friend gave Lisa 7 more apples. How many apples does Lisa have in all?
- Emma put 9 pencils in a basket and added 5 more. How many pencils are in the basket in total?
- Lisa put 6 stickers in a basket and added 5 more. How many stickers are in the basket in total?
- Liam bought 8 boxes. Each box has 7 toys. How many toys does Liam have in total?
- Sam had 9 pencils. A friend gave Sam 5 more pencils. How many pencils does Sam have in all?
- Sofia put 8 grapes in a basket and added 5 more. How many grapes are in the basket in total?
- Mia has 7 books and gets 5 more. How many books does Mia have now?
- Ava had 10 stickers. A friend gave Ava 6 more stickers. How many stickers does Ava have in all?
- Emma bought 8 pencils but lost 5 of them. How many pencils does Emma have now?
- Sam has 5 bags with 5 pencils in each bag. How many pencils does Sam have in all?
- Noah has 5 bags with 2 toys in each bag. How many toys does Noah have in all?
- Mia had 9 apples and sold 8 of them. How many apples does Mia have remaining?
- Liam bought 9 pencils but lost 6 of them. How many pencils does Liam have now?
- Ava had 9 apples and gave away 5. How many apples does Ava have left?
- Jake bought 8 boxes. Each box has 7 oranges. How many oranges does Jake have in total?
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