Subtracting - 6th grade (11y) - math problems

Number of problems found: 128

  • Suriani
    meter Suriani had 3.05 m of ribbon. She used up 0.76 m of it. What is the length of ribbon that she has left?
  • Jansen
    flasa_1 Jansen had 1.3 litres of fruit juice. He drank 0.5 litres during lunch. How many litres of fruit juice does he have left?
  • Celsius 2
    teplomer_1 5 degrees Celsius at midday dropped 12°Celsius degree by evening. What is the temperature?
  • Difference of temperatures
    teplomer The temperature on Saturday was –2°C. The temperature on Sunday was 8°C. Write down the difference in these two temperatures.
  • The temperature 8
    teplomer The temperature on Monday was –6°C. On Tuesday the temperature was 3 degrees lower. Write down the temperature on Tuesday.
  • Candies
    cukriky There are 150 candies in the bowl. Ivan took 7 thirtieths, Charles 6 fifteenths, and Thomas 3 tenths. How many candies are left in the bowl?
  • Empty and full
    vaha2 An empty can has a mass of 1/6 lb. When it is filled with sand, it has a mass of 7/12 lb. Find the mass of the sand in the can?
  • Temperature variations
    teplomer Today's temperature was 80 degrees, and then the temperature dropped 10 degrees. Then it dropped 15 degrees again, then the next day, the temperature went up 2 degrees. What would the temperature be?
  • Evaluate expression
    plusminus If x=2, y=-5 and z=3 what is the value of x-2y
  • Temperature 13
    teplomer Work out the temperature after each change. The temperature starts at 6°C and falls by 13°C. The temperature starts at 2°C and falls by 8°C
  • Temperature rise and fall
    teplomer_2 On Friday, the temperature was 82°F. The temperature changed by –2°F on Saturday, and then it changed by 5°F on Sunday. What was the temperature on Sunday? How did the temperature change? Note we consider the mathematical problem formulated in this way to
  • The temperature 6
    teplomer The temperature was 47°F on Thursday and 60°F on Friday. How much did the temperature rise?
  • Cottage house
    chata2 The village is 28 km from the cottage. Father goes from village to cottage. Son goes from the cottage to the village. They meet 10 km further behind the cottage. How much did dad walk?
  • Temperature change 3
    teplomer At 2 p. M. The temperature was 76 degrees Fahrenheit. At 8 p. M. The temperature was 58 degrees Fahrenheit. What was the change in temperature?
  • The temperature
    teplomer_26 The temperature at 1:00 was 10 F. Between 1:00 and 2:00, the temperature dropped 15F. Between 2:00 and 3:00, the temperature rose 3F. What is the temperature at 3:00?
  • Melting point
    mercury-metal-Hg The melting point of mercury is -36°F and its boiling point is 672°F. What is the difference between the boiling point and the melting point?
  • Akpan
    clocks2 Akpan spent 3/8 of his time in school during the week. What fraction of his time does he spend at home during the week?
  • Temperature change
    teplomer_31 The mean temperature change is -3.2°F per day for five days. What is the total change over the five day period?
  • Expression 6
    numbers2_48 Evaluate expression: -6-2(4-8)-9
  • Brother and sister
    time When I was 8, my sister was 4, now I am 18, how old is my sister?

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