Outline Mathematics
Subtraction practice with numbers below 1000
There are oranges and apples on the table, 725 fruits in all. If there are 483 oranges, how many apples are there? Anser:
apples.
23 children played hide-and-seek. There were 3 boys. How many girls were there? Answer:
children.
Of 337 in Eli's collection, 180 are small; all others are big. How many big balls are there in Eli's collection? Answer:
balls.
On a warm afternoon, 317 birds sit perching on wires. Of these, 64 were doves. The rest were swallows. How many swallows sat on wires? Answer:
birds.
In a city parking lot, there parked 271 vehicles. 142 of them were cars, the remaining were trucks. How many trucks were in the parking lot? Answer:
trucks.
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