Subtraction practice problems - page 3 of 77
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- A farmer 8
A farmer uses 1/3 of his land to plant cassava, 1/3 of the remaining land to plant maize, and the rest for vegetables. What fraction did the farmer use to plant vegetables? - The human
The human body is 2/3 water. What part of the human body is not water? - If you 4
If you take away 1 ¾ from 3 1/3, the answer is 2 2/3. Is this correct? - A ribbon 3
A ribbon, which is 6 2/3m long, is cut into two pieces. The length of one piece is 1 2/3 m. Find the length of the other piece.
- From 1842
From 1842 to 1875, the yearly erosion of 61/100 meters to a maximum of 1 17/50 meters. By how much did these rates of erosion differ? - Jeremy
Jeremy practiced the piano for 1 and 3/4 hours during the week. He practiced 1 and 1/3 hours less during the week than over the weekend. How long did he practice the piano over the weekend? - Temperature minus
On a very cold day in January, the temperature started at -12 degrees. The temperature rose 20 degrees during the day. That evening, the temperature fell 10 degrees. What is the temperature at the end of the day? - A high
A high school track team's long jump record is 23 feet, 11 3/4 inches. Paul's best long jump is 23 feet and 3 1/2 inches this year. If long jumps are measured to the nearest quarter inch, how much farther must jump to break the record? - The total 3
The total length of the two rugs is 10 meters. If one rug is 5 7/8 meters, what is the length of the other rug?
- A reel
A reel of thread contains 20 1/2 m of thread. How much thread is left if Mr Sen used 4 1/4 m of the thread? - The cat
The cat starts with 4/6 of a cup in his bowl. It eats 1/4 of a cup of food. How much food is left? - Yesterday 8
Yesterday, Lou earned $12.76 selling lemonade and $4.87 selling ice pops at his stand. Today, he bought 2 pizzas for $5.00 each. How much money does he have left? - Add, sub and div
Find the value of (52 - 14 - 8 - 7)/(15 - 4 * 2) Give your answer as a mixed number in its simplest form. - Tim had
Tim had $360. He spent 1/4 on CD's and 2/3 of the remainder on snacks. What was left in his piggy bank?
- Kamau
Kamau had 3/4 of a cake. He gave 1/3 to his wife and 1/6 to his father. What fraction of the cake remained? - Mrs. Susan 2
Mrs. Susan received a shipment of 60 novelty baseball caps. Of the caps, 1/3 had bug antennae, 2/5 had moose antlers, and the rest had plastic propellers. How many of the caps had plastic propellers? - Steve 3
Steve is making breakfast. The recipes call for 7/8 cup of milk for grits and 3/4 cup for biscuits. He only has 2 cups of milk. Does he have enough to make his breakfast? - The sum 42
The sum of two fractions is 6 5/6. If the bigger fraction is subtracted by 3/4, the difference is 4 7/12. What is the smaller fraction? - Cheesecakes
In a survey, 50% of people preferred fruit cake, 15% preferred sponge cake, and the remainder preferred cheesecake. What percentage of people liked cheesecake the best?
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