Subtraction practice problems - page 8 of 80
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- 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?
- Daniw
Daniw Elementary School has a total of 98 pupils. If 3/7 of them are boys, how many of the pupils are girls?
- Evaluate 38
Evaluate the expression shown below and write your answer as a fraction in simplest form. (5)/(6) - (3)/(8) Transcription: start fraction, 5, divided by, 6, end fraction, minus, start fraction, 3, divided by, 8, end fraction
- Minus fractions
Evaluate the expression shown below and write your answer as a fraction in simplest form. - (2)/(11) - (11)/(10) minus, start fraction, 2, divided by, 11, end fraction, minus, start fraction, 11, divided by, 10, end fraction
- The reciprocal 2
The reciprocal of 8 is subtracted from the reciprocal of 4, and the result is added to the reciprocal of 10. What fraction do you get?
- Mother 16
Mother cooks food in 1 3/4 hours and prepares the children's snack in 4/6 of an hour. How much longer does she cook the food than prepare the children's snacks?
- There 34
There were 90 children at the birthday party. If 3/5 of them were boys, how many were girls?
- A man 16
A man sold half of his land. He gave 1/3 of the remaining to his son and 1/4 of the balance to his daughter. What fraction of his land is now left with him?
- The temperature 48
The temperature in the town is 36.6°F during the day and -12.6°F at night. What is the temperature change from day to night?
- Bea, Gerald and Julia
Bea is two years younger than Gerald, but Julia is 8 years older than Gerald. If Julia is 29, how old is Bea?
- Kurt bought
Kurt bought a sandwich for $5.70, a bag of chips for $2.50, and a drink for $1.55. The tax was $0.80. He gave the cashier $15.00. How much change should Kurt have received?
- Rahul
Rahul reads 1/5 of a book on the first day and 3/10 of the remaining book on the second day. If the book has 500 pages, then how many pages are left unread?
- Mira bought
Mira bought 7/4m of cloth from a rool that had 15m. How much was left behind after her purchase?
- A wheat 2
A wheat bag contains 50kg of wheat. After consuming 2/7 of it, how much wheat is left in a bag?
- Aaron
Aaron filled the bird bath with 72 ounces of water. A group of bluejays came by and drank 6.19 ounces. Then, a vulture swooped in and drank twelve and three-fifths ounces of the water. How much water is left in the bird bath?
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