Word Problems Subtraction 1step Starter — Set 4

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

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