PROBLEM SOLVING PSD032

Subtraction

Name:_____________________

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[1] George earned $25.00 by delivering newspapers. He spent $5.50 on 2 new

comics. He also gave $2.50 to his sister so she could go to a magic show. Next,

George decided to put $12.00 in the bank. How much money did George have

left in his pocket?

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[2] Sally was travelling from her school to her house. The distance between

her school and her house is 6km. She had already walked 2.5km, so how much

further did she have to walk?

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[3] Ann enjoyed playing marbles because she was a very skilful player. Unfortunately,

she had three bad games one day. In the first game, she lost 4 marbles. In the second

game, she lost 5 marbles, and then she lost 11 more marbles in the last game. If she

started with 93 marbles, how many did she have left after those three games?

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[4] Brian had a fortnight-and-a-half to complete an important assignment. After 3 days, he hadn't started yet. After another week, he still hadn't started. How long did Brian have left to finish his assignment?

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[5] Toby and Sue were looking forward to Christmas. If the date was November 9th, how many days were there until Christmas?

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