Word Problems Subtraction — Set 7

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expert Set 7
  1. There were 3208 fish in the pond. 642 fish swam away. How many fish are left?
  2. There were 8073 fish in the pond. 3360 fish swam away. How many fish are left?
  3. There were 4425 pencils in the box. The teacher handed out 4069. How many pencils are left in the box?
  4. Sam had 1864 stickers. He gave 197 to his friend. How many stickers does Sam have now?
  5. A jar had 6736 marbles. Tom took out 3284 marbles. How many marbles are left in the jar?
  6. Sam had 7928 stickers. He gave 5956 to his friend. How many stickers does Sam have now?
  7. There were 6866 pencils in the box. The teacher handed out 687. How many pencils are left in the box?
  8. A garden had 6091 flowers. 4926 flowers wilted. How many flowers are still blooming?
  9. There were 8574 cupcakes on the table. 6270 were eaten. How many cupcakes are left?
  10. A bus had 5581 passengers. 3523 passengers got off at the next stop. How many passengers are still on the bus?
  11. A library had 841 books. 355 books were checked out. How many books are still in the library?
  12. There were 8412 pencils in the box. The teacher handed out 2419. How many pencils are left in the box?
  13. 5635 leaves were on the tree. 1982 leaves fell off. How many leaves are still on the tree?
  14. A library had 9814 books. 177 books were checked out. How many books are still in the library?
  15. There were 7799 cupcakes on the table. 3022 were eaten. How many cupcakes are left?
  16. A garden had 7071 flowers. 742 flowers wilted. How many flowers are still blooming?
  17. There were 8072 cupcakes on the table. 1323 were eaten. How many cupcakes are left?
  18. Lily had 6189 balloons. 4767 balloons popped. How many balloons does she have now?
  19. A garden had 6405 flowers. 5917 flowers wilted. How many flowers are still blooming?
  20. There were 5055 cupcakes on the table. 135 were eaten. How many cupcakes are left?

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