Subtraction practice problems - page 3 of 80
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- Puppy
A family adopts a puppy that weighs seven and 7/8 pounds. Two weeks later, they take him to the vet, and he weighs 12 and 3/16 pounds. How much weight did the pit puppy gain?
- The mystery number
Find the number that is 10,000 less than 632,724.925
- The speed 3
The speed of a boat in still water is 10 km/h. If the boat goes 37.5 km upstream in 5 h, find the speed of the stream.
- Four years
Four years ago the average age of A and B was 18 years . If the present average age of A, B, and C is 24 years. Find the age of C after 8 years .
- Income comparing
Arnold's income is 60% more than that of Brandy. By what percent is Brandy's income less than Arnolds's?
- Add five to lcm
The least number, which, when diminished by 5, is divisible by each of 21, 28, 36, and 45.
- Prawns and carbs
I buy 3 1/4 kg of prawns and 4 2/5 kg of carbs. 1 kg of prawns is RM 24 and 1 kg of carbs is RM 10. If I pay RM 50, what is my change?
- Charlie 2
Charlie has $10 1/2; she went to the store and bought a chap-stick for $1.75. How much money does she have now?
- Fraction operations
For items - fractions 1/6 - 1/9 perform the indicated operation/s. Write your answer in improper fractions, and it must be in the simplest form.
- Closer to one
Here are two sums: A=1/2 + 1/3 and B=1/5 + 1/3. Which of the two sums is closer in value to 1? You must show your work and state clearly whether the answer is A or B.
- Lara's sequence
Lara starts with a number less than 20. She divides it by 2 and adds 6. She then divides this result by 3. Her answer is 4.5. What number does she start with?
- Sugar 9
Joe has two containers of sugar. One container has 1 2/5 cups, and the other has 4 1/10 cups. If he uses 1 4/5 of sugar, how much does he have left?
- Monthly expenses
John's monthly expenses are analyzed as follows: 1/8 for stationery, 1/3 for fuel, 1/6 for parking, and the rest for food. His total expenses are 4500. Calculate the rand value of the food expenses.
- 13 times
1/3 times the sum of a number, and 2.6 is 4.9. What is the number? Enter your answer as a simplified mixed number in the box.
- Water per day
Liam's goal is to drink 12 cups of water a day. So far, Liam has drank one-half gallon of water today. How much more water, in OUNCES, does Liam need to drink today to reach his goal of 12 cups of water per day?
- Vidya
Vidya and Peter went for a picnic. Their mother gave them a 5-liter water bottle. Vidya consumed 2/5 of the water, and Peter consumed the remaining water. How much water did Vidya drink? How much water did Peter drink?
- Human population
The populations of two cities after t years can be modeled by -150t+50,000 and 50t+75,000. What is the difference in the populations of the towns when t=4?
- Lakeside mall
Katy went to lakeside mall. She had $75 to spend she purchased 3 items which cost $12.75, $32.57, and $21.84. How much more does she have to spend?
- Money balance
At the beginning of the month, Hector had $52.43 saved up. He then earned $16.94 doing chores and spent $20.35 at the mall. How much money does he have now?
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