1. What is the difference between 18 and 6?
a) 12
b) 1
c) 10
d) 7
Answer: a)
Explanation: We need to find the difference between 18 and 6. For performing subtraction in columns, place the greater value at the top and the smaller value below it.
18 - 6 = 12
8 - 6 = 2 and 1 - 0 = 1 Hence, 18 - 6 = 12.
2. You bought 9 cupcakes for your birthday party and your friends ate 7 cupcakes. Now, how many cupcakes are left?
a) 5
b) 4
c) 2
d) 1
Answer: c)
Explanation: When 7 is subtracted from 9, the difference comes out to be 2.
Hence, the answer is 2.
3. Subtract 14 from 45.
a) 15
b) 18
c) 21
d) 31
Answer: d)
Explanation: Using the non-regrouping method, we first start from the right side and subtract 4 from 5.
5 − 4 = 1
The difference comes out to be 1.
We then proceed toward the numbers under the tens column.
We subtract 1 from 4.
4 - 1 = 3
The difference comes out to be 3.
Hence, the answer is 31.
4. Mike bought 15 pens from a shop on Monday. He gave 4 pens to Will on Tuesday. How many pens are left with Mike?
a) 15
b 12
c) 11
d) 9
Answer: c)
Explanation: Pens bought by Mike = 15
Pens given to Will by Mike = 4
Number of pens left with Mike = 15 - 4 = 11
Hence, the answer is 11.
5. Ron bought 35 eggs and out of them, 23 were rotten. How many eggs were good?
a) 12
b) 11
c) 10
d) 9
Answer: a)
Explanation: The number of eggs Ron bought = 35
Number of rotten eggs = 23
Therefore, the number of good eggs = 35 - 23 = 12.
6. How many sharpeners will be left after the following activity?
a) 5
b) 6
c) 7
d) 8
Answer: c)
7. Subtract the given numbers:
a) 236
b) 246
c) 256
d) 276
Answer: a)
8. Find the value of X:
a) 6
b) 3
c) 0
d) 7
Answer: d)
9. Find the missing number:
a) 15
b) 25
c) 35
d) 45
Answer: d)
10. Identify the borrowing number in the following subtraction problem:
a) 0
b) 1
c) 2
d) 3
Answer: b)
11. Fill in the blank:
a) 220
b) 316
c) 1160
d) 116
Answer: d)
12. Tom has 24 marbles with him. If he gives 15 of his marbles to his friend Jerry, then how many marbles are left with Tom?
a) 6
b) 7
c) 8
d) 9
Answer: d)
13. How much 77 is more than 49?
a) 30
b) 28
c) 29
d) 27
Answer: b)
14. Which number will come in place of X?
a) 2
b) 9
c) 3
d) 7
Answer: a)
15. What comes in place of X?
a) 10
b) 16
c) 21
d) 11
Answer: d)
16. Which of the following subtraction statements is correct?
a) 13 + 5 = 17
b) 13 - 5 = 30
c) 13 - 5 = 8
d) 13 - 5 = 9
Answer: c)
17. What is the result of the subtraction shown on the given number line?
a) 6
b) 7
c) 8
d) 9
Answer: c)
18. What is the result of the given number statement?
a) 76
b) 88
c) 83
d) 91
Answer: b)
19. Fill in the blank:
a) 10
b) 8
c) 6
d) 7
Answer: d)
20. Martin drinks 123 mL of apple juice at the birthday party. Julia drinks 35 mL less apple juice than Martin. How much apple juice did Julia drink?
a) 88
b) 83
c) 78
d) 73
Answer: a)
21. Identify the missing number:
a) 27
b) 28
c) 69
d) 30
Answer: c)
22. Find X:
a) 9
b) 6
c) 3
d) 4
Answer: a)
23. Find the value of X and Y respectively:
a) 12, 2
b) 13, 2
c) 11, 3
d) 13, 1
Answer: b)
24. Subtract A from B, where
a) 9
b) 18
c) 19
d) 29
Answer: c)
25. Subtract 420 from 920.
a) 500
b) 300
c) 400
d) 600
Answer: a)
