Outline Mathematics
Subtraction practice with numbers below 1000

There are oranges and apples on the table, 920 fruits in all. If there are 73 oranges, how many apples are there? Anser: apples.

795 children played hide-and-seek. There were 180 boys. How many girls were there? Answer: children.

Of 531 in Eli's collection, 257 are small; all others are big. How many big balls are there in Eli's collection? Answer: balls.

On a warm afternoon, 148 birds sit perching on wires. Of these, 101 were doves. The rest were swallows. How many swallows sat on wires? Answer: birds.

In a city parking lot, there parked 284 vehicles. 35 of them were cars, the remaining were trucks. How many trucks were in the parking lot? Answer: trucks.

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