Word Problem: Subtraction - 1 | Mathematics for Class 2 PDF Download

Q.1. The post office was having a busy time as everyone was sending out presents and cards to their loved ones before Christmas.
Before the post office opened on Monday morning, there were 80 packs of stamps. At the end of the day, there were 53 packs of stamps left. How many packs of stamps were sold on Monday?

80 – 53 = 27
There were 27 packs of stamps sold.

Q.2. The post office was having a busy time as everyone was sending out presents and cards to their loved ones before Christmas.
On Wednesday, 45 packages were sent in for pick up. 9 of the packages had the “fragile” label and 8 of the packages required the recipient’s signature. How many packages did not require signature?

45 – 8 = 37
37 packages did not require recipient’s signature.

Q.3. The post office was having a busy time as everyone was sending out presents and cards to their loved ones before Christmas.
On Sunday, 80 letters were received at the post office. However, 9 letters were not addressed properly and needed to be returned and 7 letters did not have enough stamps. How many letters could be mailed out successfully?

80 – 9 – 7 = 64
64 letters could be mailed out successfully.

Q.4. There was a small café at the corner of two streets and they served coffee and light snacks during the afternoons.
There were 80 mugs for hot drinks and 60 glasses for cold drinks. One day, a waiter dropped a tray of dishes and broke 15 mugs and 6 glasses. How many glasses were left?

60 – 6 = 54
54 glasses were left.

Q.5. There was a small café at the corner of two streets and they served coffee and light snacks during the afternoons.
There were 39 boxes of tuna fish sandwiches. There were 5 boxes less of the egg salad sandwiches. If 6 boxes of the egg salad sandwiches turned bad, how many boxes of egg salad were left?

39 – 5 – 6 = 28
There were 28 boxes of egg salad sandwiches left.

Q.6. There was a small café at the corner of two streets and they served coffee and light snacks during the afternoons.
A waitress was pushing a cart with 18 cups of hot coffee and 13 glasses of iced coffee. She served 5 cups of hot coffee and spilled 2 glasses of iced coffee. How many cups of hot coffee were left on the cart?

18 – 5 = 13
13 cups of hot coffee were left on the cart.

Q.7. Janice works as a receptionist at a dental office.
45 patients made appointments on Monday but only 28 patients showed up. How many patients missed their appointments?

45 – 28 = 17
17 patients missed their appointments.

Q.8. Janice works as a receptionist at a dental office.
60 appointments were made on Wednesday. By lunch time, 38 patients visited the office. How many patients came after the lunch time?

60 – 38 = 22
22 patients came after the lunch time.

Q.9. Janice works as a receptionist at a dental office.
Janice ordered 76 boxes of masks. The supplier delivered 22 boxes on Thursday and 31 boxes on Friday. The rest will be delivered next week. How many more boxes were delivered on Friday compared to Thursday?

31 – 22 = 9
9 more boxes were delivered on Friday.

Q.10. This school year is about to start. The bookstore was very busy today.
78 customers came into the bookstore, and 53 of them were regular customers. How many new customers came into the bookstore today?

78 – 53 = 25
There were 25 new customers.