Subtraction Word Problems

Joan picked 431 apples and Mary picked 115 apples. How many more apples did Joan Pick than Mary?

Patty's school played 546 hockey games this year. She attended 429 games. How many did she miss?

Katie had 531 baseball cards. Jess bought 323 of her cards. How many does Katie have now?

There were 48 oaks in the park. 17 were damaged and had to be removed. How many trees remain?

Missy grew 260 pumpkins. Sid grew 341 pumpkins. How many more pumpkins did Sid grow than Missy?

Fred had 34 yellow marbles, but gave 28 to Sue. How many yellow marbles does Fred have left?

There were 321 erasers in a drawer. Julie took out 147 erasers. Now how many erasers are in the drawer?

Jim grew 143 watermelons, but rabbits ate 91 of them. How many does Jim have left?