Outline Mathematics
Subtraction practice with numbers below 1000

There are oranges and apples on the table, 554 fruits in all. If there are 175 oranges, how many apples are there? Anser: apples.

924 children played hide-and-seek. There were 179 boys. How many girls were there? Answer: children.

Of 683 in Eli's collection, 680 are small; all others are big. How many big balls are there in Eli's collection? Answer: balls.

On a warm afternoon, 230 birds sit perching on wires. Of these, 134 were doves. The rest were swallows. How many swallows sat on wires? Answer: birds.

In a city parking lot, there parked 287 vehicles. 226 of them were cars, the remaining were trucks. How many trucks were in the parking lot? Answer: trucks.

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