Name _____________________ Date _________________________

Subtraction Word Problems- Matching Worksheet

Match the word problems to their answers. Write the letter of the answer
that matches the problem.

1. Selina gives 5 toys to her daughter. Her daughter

_____ throws 2 toys away. How many toys does Selina’s a. 17
daughter have now?

2. Julian solves 33 math problems on Thursday. If

_____ he started with 50 math problems then how many b. 7
math problems are left?

3. Jolly has 13 calligraphy pens and Perry has 7

_____ calligraphy pens. How many more calligraphy pens c. 25
does Jolly have than Perry?
4. Vicky had a box of cards. He had 7 cards in this
_____ box. If his daughter dropped 2 cards on the floor, d. 2
how many cards are there in the box?
5. Nancy had 4 liters of oil in her bike. The bike
_____ used 2 liters of oil. How much oil does she have? e. 1

6. Mason has a bundle of rope with a length of 13

_____ meters. He cuts out 3 meters of rope from this f. 3
bundle. How much rope is left?
7. Robert had $50.00. He bought a cake worth
_____ $42.00. How much money does he have left? g. $8.00

8. There are 14 clothes to wash. If Lucy washes 7

_____ clothes, how many cloths are left to wash? h. 5

9. Shenty’s mother made 6 sandwiches. Shenty ate

_____ 5 of them. How many sandwiches are left? i. 6

10. Franklin gives Terry 5 candles from a box of 30.

_____ How many candles are left in the box? j. 10 meters

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