This document provides examples of word problems involving subtraction. It shows how to set up and solve subtraction sentences to determine how many items are left after some are taken away. For each word problem, it states how many starting items there were, how many were taken away or used, then sets up and solves a subtraction sentence to reveal how many items remained.

1. Word Problems on
Subtraction

2. There were 9 birds on a branch. 5 of the birds
flew away. How many birds were left?

3. flew is
9 - 5 = 4

4. There are 4 birds left on the branch.

5. Use subtraction to know how many
things are left. Use the minus sign (-) and
the equal sign (=) to make a subtraction
sentence.

7. Sam has 9 banana,
She eat 6 banana.
How many banana left?

8. There are 10 fishes.
5 fishes swim away
How many fish left?

9. You have 8 cookies
and you ate 5 of
them. How many
cookies left?