Word Problems Subtraction 1step Starter — Set 10

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

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