Subtraction Quiz

1. Billy and Rachel are selling lemonade to earn money. Billy has sold 82 cups and Rachel sold 148 cups. Which is the best estimate of how many more cups Rachel sold? a) 60 b) 210 c) 230 d) The observation deck at the Hawaiian Falls in Plano is 679 feet above the ground. The people that clean the towers have cleaned 156 feet, before break and 102 feet before lunch. Approximately how many feet do they have to clean before they are through? A 400 B 200 C 300 D Kathleen read a book that was 468 pages in length on Monday and Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday she read a book that was 789 pages. About how many more pages did she read on Wednesday and Thursday than Monday and Tuesday? A 120 B 420 C 320 D The local grocery store sold 872 can goods last week. This week the store sold 354 can goods. What is the estimated difference? A 500 B 800 C 880 D 900

5. Philip has 548 pennies. His brother has 192 pennies. His grandmother gave him 236 more pennies, but he lost 112 of them. About how many more pennies does Philip have than his brother now? A 400 B 450 C 500 D The table below shows the number of laps each grade ran during the year in P.E. How many more laps did 3rd grade run than 5th grade? A 507 B 617 C 1,305 D 158 GradeLaps 3rd906 4th748 5th399

7. Marcy has a book with 350 pages. She read 85 pages on Monday and 95 pages on Tuesday. Approximately how many pages does she have left to read? A 200 B 600 C 300 D Martin spent a total of $200 on school supplies. He spent $68 on binders, $45 on folders, and the rest of his money on pens and pencils. Approximately much money did Martin spend on pens and pencils? A $80 B $100 C $90 D $110

9. Lee has 125 toy cars. He has 62 that are blue and 27 that are red. The rest of his cars are yellow. How many cars are yellow? A 36 B 89 C 214 D The Garcia family saved $287 to buy tickets to Disney World. If they need $870 to go on the trip, how much more money do they need to save? A) $425 B) $915 C) $435 D) $325