Word Problems Subtraction — Set 8

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expert Set 8
  1. Lily had 2886 balloons. 1242 balloons popped. How many balloons does she have now?
  2. A jar had 3604 marbles. Tom took out 2673 marbles. How many marbles are left in the jar?
  3. There were 2539 pencils in the box. The teacher handed out 1353. How many pencils are left in the box?
  4. A garden had 4895 flowers. 80 flowers wilted. How many flowers are still blooming?
  5. Lily had 8530 balloons. 5902 balloons popped. How many balloons does she have now?
  6. There were 8124 cupcakes on the table. 6652 were eaten. How many cupcakes are left?
  7. 8741 leaves were on the tree. 6922 leaves fell off. How many leaves are still on the tree?
  8. 3617 leaves were on the tree. 1931 leaves fell off. How many leaves are still on the tree?
  9. A jar had 4648 marbles. Tom took out 3904 marbles. How many marbles are left in the jar?
  10. There were 5859 pencils in the box. The teacher handed out 1903. How many pencils are left in the box?
  11. 2854 leaves were on the tree. 2495 leaves fell off. How many leaves are still on the tree?
  12. There were 4360 pencils in the box. The teacher handed out 2900. How many pencils are left in the box?
  13. A garden had 1078 flowers. 524 flowers wilted. How many flowers are still blooming?
  14. There were 5330 pencils in the box. The teacher handed out 4527. How many pencils are left in the box?
  15. 5532 leaves were on the tree. 4910 leaves fell off. How many leaves are still on the tree?
  16. 7397 leaves were on the tree. 371 leaves fell off. How many leaves are still on the tree?
  17. A library had 2967 books. 24 books were checked out. How many books are still in the library?
  18. 4490 leaves were on the tree. 213 leaves fell off. How many leaves are still on the tree?
  19. There were 451 cupcakes on the table. 349 were eaten. How many cupcakes are left?
  20. There were 4464 pencils in the box. The teacher handed out 1122. How many pencils are left in the box?

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