Subtraction practice problems - page 5 of 77
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- The high 2
The high for Wednesday was −10°, and the low was −23°. How many degrees did the temperature drop on Wednesday? - A craft
A craft store has a 9-yard spool of ribbon. In the morning, a customer buys 1/5 yd of ribbon. Another customer buys 7/10 yd of ribbon in the afternoon from the spool. How much ribbon is left? - The average 10
The average of three fractions is 2 3/8. If two of the fractions are 2 1/5 and 1 2/3, what is the total value of the three fractions? - Wang bought
Wang bought a box of a facemask at php 150.75 and a piece of a face shield at php 37.45. How much change did she get for her php 500 peso bill?
- Fraction subtraction
Find the difference. Reduce the answer to the simplest form: 1.) ¾ - 1/8 = 2.) ½ - 1/8 = 3.) ½ - 1/6 = 4.) 7/8 - ¾ = 5.) 1/5 - 1/10 - Subtract 19
Subtract as indicated. 11/10 - (- 2/5) - A man 17
A man deposits 200 in his bank account every month for 11 months and then withdraws 1500. What is his bank balance? - A book 4
A book has 280 pages. I read 2/7 of the book yesterday, while I read 1/4 of it today. How many pages did I read in 2 days? - Negative numbers
Ahmed's teacher asks him to l: "start with +2, then multiply by -1, then subtract 3, then divide by -1, then add -6". What should Ahmed's answer be?
- Kenyon
Kenyon was hiking on a mountain. He stopped to rest at an elevation of 75 feet. He then continued on to the top. The elevation at the tip was 200 feet. How far did he climb after his break? - Rice cooking
Aunt had 1 3/4 kg of rice, then Aunt bought another 2 1/2 kg of rice, cooked 0.2 kg, calculate the remaining rice Aunt now. - Mother 17
Mother has 2/5 cups of flour. She needs 2 1/4 cups of flour for the planned cake. How many cups of flour does she need to buy? - At 7:00
At 7:00 AM, Peter took a reading of the outside temperature of 40℉. During the day, the temperature dropped 9℉, rose 5℉, and then dropped again another 2℉. What was the outside temperature at after his last reading? - Two hours
Two hours ago, the temperature was 8°F. The temperature is now -4°F. What was the change in temperature for the past two hours?
- Town hiking club
There are 36 people in the new town hiking club. 2/3 of the club must say YES if the club is to hike the Northern trail. Twenty people have voted YES. How many more YES votes are needed? - At sunrise
At sunrise, the temperature at the North Pole was –13°F. Three hours later, the temperature increased to 18°F. By 8PM, the temperature decreased 5°F. What was the temperature at 8PM? - Roberta
Roberta bought 9/10 pound of raisins. She put 2/5 pounds in bags for her lunch. How many 2/5-pound bags can Roberta fill? Does she have any left over? - Jason 3
Jason bought 3 liters of cola. He drank 3/5 liters of it and gave 2/7 liters to his brother. How much cola did Jason have left? - Temperature dropping
If the temperature drops 2 degrees for 6 hours and the starting temperature is 10 degrees, what will the new temperature be?
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