SUBTRACTION WORD PROBLEMS WORKSHEET

Problem 1 : 

There are 27 students in Mr. Jacob’s class. On Tuesday, only 23 were present. Find the number students who were absent on Tuesday.

Problem 2 : 

There are 1028 books in a library. If the librarian had bought 76 books yesterday, how many books would have been in the library day before yesterday? 

Problem 3 : 

There were 825 students in a drawing competition and 423 girls among them. Find the number of boys in the competition.

Problem 4 : 

There was temperature 28°F at 5 P.M. It had dropped 40°F at 11 P.M,. What was the temperature at midnight?

Problem 5 : 

In an examination, Jonathan scored 632 marks and received grade A. In the same examination,  Clark scored 75 marks less than Jonathan and received grade B. Find the marks scored score Clark.

Problem 6 : 

On Sunday, Peterson sold 1257 meatballs. On Monday, he sold 158 less meatballs than on Saturday. How many meatballs did he sell on Monday?

Problem 7 : 

Distance from place X to Z is 183 miles, distance from place Y to place Z is two-third of the distance from place X to place Z. If Y is between X and Z, find the distance from place X to place Y. 

Problem 8 : 

In a running race, Kevin reached the target in 2 minutes 5 seconds and lost the first price by 12 seconds. In what time should he have completed the race to get the first price ?

Answers

1. Answer :

To find the number of students absent, subtract 23 from 27.

=  27 - 23

=  4

So, there were 4 students absent on Tuesday. 

2. Answer : 

To find the number of books in the library day before yesterday, subtract 76 from 1028. 

=  1028 - 76

=  952

So, there would have been 952 books in the library day before yesterday. 

3. Answer :

To find the number of boys, subtract 423 from 825.

=  825 - 423

=  402

So, there were 402 boys in the competition. 

4. Answer :

Visualize a number line. The drop from 28° to 0° is 28°. There are still 12 more degrees to drop. They will be below zero. -12°F is the temperature at 11 P.M.

5. Answer :

To find the marks scored by Clark, subtract 75 from 632.

=  632 - 75

=  557

So, Clark scored 557 marks.    

6. Answer :

Number of meatballs sold on Sunday : 

=  1257

Given : On Monday, 158 less meatballs sold than on Sunday. 

Then, number of meatballs sold on Monday : 

=  1257 - 158

=  1099

So, Peterson sold 1099 meatballs on Monday. 

7. Answer :

Distance from place X to place Z : 

=  183 miles

Distance from place Y to place Z : 

=  2/3 ⋅ (Distance from X to Z)

=  2/3 ⋅ 183 miles

=  122 miles

Distance from place X to place Y : 

=  (Distance from X to Z) - (Distance from Y to Z)

=  183 - 122

=  61 miles

So, the distance from Place X to place Y is 61 miles. 

8. Answer :

Actual time taken by Kevin to complete the race : 

=  2 min 5 sec

=  120 sec + 5 sec

=  125 seconds

Given : Kevin lost the first price by 12 seconds.

Then, to find the time required to get the first price, subtract 12 from 125.

=  125 - 12

=  113 seconds

So, Kevin should have completed the race in 113 seconds to get the first price.

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