Outline Mathematics
Subtraction practice with numbers below 100
There are oranges and apples on the table, 23 fruits in all. If there are 7 oranges, how many apples are there? Answer:
apples.
21 children played hide-and-seek. There were 10 boys. How many girls were there? Answer:
children.
Of 81 in Eli's collection, 53 are small; all others are big. How many big balls are there in Eli's collection? Answer:
balls.
On a warm afternoon, 15 birds sit perching on wires. Of these, 6 were doves. The rest were swallows. How many swallows sat on wires? Answer:
birds.
In a city parking lot, there parked 53 vehicles. 45 of them were cars, the remaining were trucks. How many trucks were in the parking lot? Answer:
trucks.
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