Natural numbers + subtraction - math problems

Number of problems found: 53

  • A test 2
    A test has 20 questions. The test awards 3 points if the answer is correct and takes away 1 point if the answer is incorrect. A student answered 5 questions incorrectly. How many points did the student earn?​
  • The freshman
    The freshman was held at the activity center with 12567 seats. If 120 sets were not occupied how many sets are occupied?
  • Paulownia
    Seed germination is 80%. Of the sprouted plants, 8% subsequently die. How many plants does a gardener grow from 1,500 seeds?
  • Birthday party 3
    There were 50 children at the birthday party. If 35 them were boys how many were girls?
  • Enrollees
    The enrolment for this school year in Villahermosa integrated school is 276. If 1/3 are grade ten and are 1/4 grade seven, how many are grade eight and grade nine enrollees?
  • Chocolate
    The state had 906 candies of chocolate. Zoe had 969. how many chocolates did they have in all use addition subtraction, and multiplying?
  • 30 eggs
    There are 30 eggs in a tray. If 1/2 of the tray used 1/5 of it cooked,1/3 kept the refrigerator, how many eggs were left?
  • Players - baseball
    There are 20 players on each of two baseball teams. If 2/5 of the players on team 1 miss practice and 1/4 of the players on team two miss practice, how many more players from team 1 missed practice then team 2?
  • Sophia
    Sophia had 10 bars of soap.  she used 1 bar of soap.  how many bars of soap are left?
  • Marilyn
    Marilyn has a fish tank that contains 39 fish. There are 5 goldfish and f other fish. Enter an equation, using f as your variable, to represent the situation.
  • There 14
    There are 250 people in a museum. 2/5 of the 250 people are girls 3/10 of the 250 people are boys The rest of the 250 people are adults Work out the number of adults in the museum.
  • Football team 2
    Jordan's football team gained 12 yards on their first play. On the second play, the team lost 8 yards. Which expression could be used to describe the total yards gained by Jordan's team?
  • Angel 2
    Angel earned $90 for pulling weeds in the garden. She spent $25 on her brother’s birthday gift, and $35 on a new sweatshirt to wear at soccer practice. How much money did she have left?
  • 5 2/5
    5 2/5 hours a week  mathematics,  3 3/4 hours a week   Natural sciences, 4 3/8 hours a week  Technology . how many hours does  he spend on social sciences if he spend 17 1/2 hours a week for the four subject?
  • Shirts
    In a classroom,1/6 of the students are wearing blue shirts, and 2/3 are wearing white shirts. There are 18 students in the classroom. How many students are wearing shirts other than blue shirts or white shirts?
  • Petra's test
    The answer will be given 8 marks, and the wrong answer will be deducted 3 marks. The total number of marks obtained by the school is 36. If Petra answered six questions correctly,   how many questions were answered incorrectly by the student from the scho
  • Griffin
    Griffin ordered a pair of sneakers online. He had a $21 credit that he applied toward the purchase, and then he used a credit card to pay for the rest of the cost. If the shoes cost $76, how much did Griffin charge to his credit card when he bought the sn
  • Row for lunch
    There are less than 66 people in a row for lunch. In front of Eva, there are 28 students. Behind Martin, there are 30 people. Between Eva and Martin, there are 17 people. How many students stand behind Eva if Martin stands in front of Eva?
  • Forty
    Forty five of the 80 students were girls. What is the ratio of girls to boys?
  • Shirts
    In a classroom, 1/6 of the students are wearing blue shirts and 2/3 are wearing white shirts. There are 36 students in the class. How many students are wearing a shirt other than blue or white?

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Natural numbers - math problems. Subtraction Problems.