Outline Mathematics
Subtraction practice with numbers below 1000

There are oranges and apples on the table, 733 fruits in all. If there are 659 oranges, how many apples are there? Anser: apples.

137 children played hide-and-seek. There were 101 boys. How many girls were there? Answer: children.

Of 425 in Eli's collection, 389 are small; all others are big. How many big balls are there in Eli's collection? Answer: balls.

On a warm afternoon, 945 birds sit perching on wires. Of these, 519 were doves. The rest were swallows. How many swallows sat on wires? Answer: birds.

In a city parking lot, there parked 479 vehicles. 24 of them were cars, the remaining were trucks. How many trucks were in the parking lot? Answer: trucks.

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