Subtraction practice problems
Subtraction is a mathematical (arithmetic) operation or numerical performance. It is marked with a minus sign (hyphen), the opposite of the addition operation. For example, 5 minus 3 is 2 (5-3=2). The number 5 is called the minor, the number 3 is the denominator, and the subtraction result (number 2) is the difference. We get a negative number if we subtract the larger number from the smaller one. We can also subtract more numbers, thus subtracting them sequentially from left to right. The subtraction operation has a lower priority than multiplication, division, and exponentiation.Number of problems found: 1631
- Runners 5
Ahmed runs for 4 1/2 hours a day, and Heba runs for 3 1/4 hours a day. What is the difference between the time they both run? - Distance - number line
What is the distance between −93 and 114 on a number line? - Below zero
The temperature on Saturday was 14.5 degrees below zero. The temperature then decreased by 2 degrees. What would the temperature be after it decreased? - Stefan
Stefan sells Jin a bicycle for $147 and a helmet for $18. The total cost for Jin is 150% of what Stefan spent originally to buy the bike and helmet. How much did Stefan spend originally? How much money did he make by selling the bicycle and helmet to Jin? - Nely and chocolate
Three friends share a chocolate bar. Polly ate 2/5 of the chocolate bar, Kim ate 3/7 of the chocolate bar and Nely ate the rest. What fraction of chocolate bar ate Nely? - Pizza - slices
Owen and Scott each ordered a pizza for lunch. Owen ate 9/16 of his pizza and Scott ate 3/4 of his pizza. How much more pizza did Scott eat than Owen? - Flower shop 2
Jenna went to a flower shop. The flower shop has a sign that shows the cost of the flowers at the shop: rose; 0.75 carnation ; 0.90 lily ; 1.40 Jenna bought 2 lilies 3 carnations and 5 roses. If she paid 20 to the shop owner how much change did she get? - Spending in 3 days
Jesse spends 1/2 of his pocket money on Monday. On Tuesday, he spends 2/3 of what is left. On Wednesday, he spends 1/4 of what remains. What fraction of the pocket money does he have left? - Six eggs
I have six eggs. I broke two. I fry two and I eat two. How many is left? What is the answer? - The Three Little Pigs
Mary had 3 pigs and gave 1 pig to Will. How many pigs did Mary stay? - Temperature in Portland
On Sunday afternoon the temperature in Portland was 2°C. By midnight the temperature had dropped by 8°C. What was the temperature at midnight? - Tammy
Tammy attends Gray River College. Tuition this year is $6,450. Tammy's parents have saved $2,000 for her tuition this year. She also has a grant for $1,100 and a music scholarship for $800. Tammy plans to earn the rest at her work-study job. How much mone - Submarine and plane
A submarine is floating 900 m below the sea level. And at the opposite point, right above the submarine, an aeroplane is flying at the height of 4800 m above the sea level. What is the vertical distance between the two? - The average age
The average age of 5 members of a committee is the same as it was 3 years ago. Because an old member has been replaced by a new. Find the difference between the ages of old and new member. - Salary up and down
After reducing the salary of a man by 50%, it is increased by 50%. Find the loss or gain percent. - The sum 52
The sum of digits of a two digits number is 10. On interchanging the digit, the number obtained is 54 less than the original number. What is the original number? - Pizza - sleepover
Petra and Amber had 9 pizzas delivered for a sleepover. Petra ate 2/3 of the pizzas. How many pizzas did Amber eat? Nothing was left. - Britney
Britney made 12 1/4 bags of popcorn for a movie night with some friends. Together they ate 8 7/8 bag of it. How much popcorn was left? Write result as a fraction or a mixed number. - Mowing lawn
Tara is mowing her lawn. She mows 3/5 of her 925-square-meter lawn before stopping to chat with a neighbor. How many square meters does Tara have left to mow after chatting with her neighbor? - A hill
Juan is walking up a hill at 130 3/4 feet above sea level when he kicks a pebble. If the pebble falls to the base of the hill, which is 18.5 feet below sea level, what is the vertical distance that the pebble fell?
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