Word Problem: Subtraction - 1 | Mathematics for Class 3 PDF Download

Q.1. Winter is almost here, and most animals are migrating to warmer countries.
There are 67 bird families living near the mountain. If 32 bird families flew away for winter, how many bird families were left near the mountain?

67 – 32 = 35
35 bird families were left near the mountain.

Q.2. Winter is almost here, and most animals are migrating to warmer countries.
The wolves, though accustomed to cold weather, also wanted to move away from the incoming winter. If there are 43 packs of wolves living in the forest and 31 packs went away, how many wolf packs were left in the forest?

43 – 31 = 12
There were 12 wolf packs left in the forest.

Q.3. Winter is almost here, and most animals are migrating to warmer countries.
Even the chipmunks tried to get away to find other warmer places to stay. They would have to walk for 14 days to get somewhere warmer.  If 21 chipmunks were left from the original 86, how many chipmunks went away?

86 – 21 = 65
65 went away to find warmer places.

Q.4. Winter is almost here, and most animals are migrating to warmer countries.
At the river, 25 out of 55 salmon families went to warmer waters to avoid being frozen. They had to swim 125 miles to get there! How many salmon families were left in the river?

55 – 25 = 30
30 salmon families were left in the river.

Q.5. Winter is almost here, and most animals are migrating to warmer countries.
Some deer families are also moving out to avoid the shortage of grass that will result from the snow. If there are 79 deer families in the area and 45 of them stayed, how many deer families moved out?

79 – 45 = 34
34 deer families moved out for winter.

Q.6. Wendy is a very generous kid. Every time her parents buy her some stuff, she always shares it with her friends.
For her birthday this year, she received a new set of shoes. She now has a total of 33 pairs of shoes. If she gave away 14 pairs of shoes to her friends, how many pairs of shoes are left?

33 – 14 = 19
19 pairs of shoes were left to Wendy.

Q.7. Wendy is a very generous kid. Every time her parents buy her some stuff, she always shares it with her friends.
During Halloween, she was able to get a lot of candies from trick or treating. She decided to give away some of them to 3 homeless kids nearby. If she has 60 candies and gave away 40, how many does she have left?

60 – 40 = 20
Wendy has 20 candies left.

Q.8. Wendy is a very generous kid. Every time her parents buy her some stuff, she always shares it with her friends.
Christmas came and she received 77 gifts to put under the Christmas tree. She wanted to make other kids happy, so she sent 66 of her gifts to the orphanage downtown. How many gifts were left under their Christmas tree?

77 – 66 = 11
There were 11 gifts left under their Christmas tree.

Q.9. Wendy is a very generous kid. Every time her parents buy her some stuff, she always shares it with her friends.
At Wendy’s first day back in school, her parents bought her pens in 6 different colors. If her parents bought her 56 pens and she gave 22 of those to her friends, how many pens were left for her to use?

56 – 22 = 34
34 pens were left for her to use.

Q.10. Wendy is a very generous kid. Every time her parents buy her some stuff, she always shares it with her friends.
Thanksgiving came and their family hosted their building’s Thanksgiving dinner. They prepared a lot of food so she asked her parents if they could donate some to a nearby soup kitchen. If they prepared 36 turkeys and gave 18 of them to the soup kitchen, how many were left for them to eat?

36 – 18 = 18
There were 18 turkeys left for them to eat.

Q.11. Alicia loves collecting art. She has a whole house filled with all the art she had obtained since she was a little kid. When she decided to move away, she started donating some of her art to different museums.
The first museum she went to was the Metropolitan Museum in New York. She donated 46 medieval art pieces from the 70 she originally had. How many medieval art pieces did she have left?

70 – 46 = 24
There were 24 medieval art pieces left with her.

Q.12. Alicia loves collecting art. She has a whole house filled with all the art she had obtained since she was a little kid. When she decided to move away, she started donating some of her art to different museums.
After New York, she visited the Smithsonian in Washington DC. If she has 63 miniature aircrafts and she gave away 49 to the National Air and Space Museum, how many are left with her?

63 – 49 = 14
Alicia has 14 miniature aircrafts left with her.

Q.13. Alicia loves collecting art. She has a whole house filled with all the art she had obtained since she was a little kid. When she decided to move away, she started donating some of her art to different museums.
Her last stop was the post office. There she sent her rock collection to the Geological Museum in London. She was left with her 15 favorite stones after shipping away a part of her collection. If she originally has 78 stones in her collection, how many did she send away?

78 – 15 = 63
She sent away 63 stones from her collection.

Q.14. Alicia loves collecting art. She has a whole house filled with all the art she had obtained since she was a little kid. When she decided to move away, she started donating some of her art to different museums.
The next museum on her list was the Guggenheim, also in New York. There she gave 51 Egyptian masks from her collection of 90. She also gave the 12 Egyptian weavings. How many masks were left in Alicia’s collection?

90 – 51 = 39
There were 39 masks left in Alicia’s collection.

Q.15. Alicia loves collecting art. She has a whole house filled with all the art she had obtained since she was a little kid. When she decided to move away, she started donating some of her art to different museums.
She also decided to contribute to the collection of the Museum of Natural History. After donating some of her bug collection, she was left with 39 bug species. If she originally has 98 bug species, how many did she donate?

98 – 39 = 59
She donated 59 bug species.