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Lesson 12: Missing Numbers in Subtraction — Practice Questions

  1. 1. To find the missing top number in a subtraction problem, you can add the other two numbers. What is the value of $k$ in the equation $k - 7 = 11$?

  2. 2. A baker made 30 cupcakes. She sold some, and now she has 18 left. Which equation finds the number of cupcakes, $c$, that she sold?

    • A. 30 + 18 = c
    • B. c - 18 = 30
    • C. 18 + c = 30
    • D. c + 30 = 18
  3. 3. Use the 'subtract down' method to find the missing number. If $28 - p = 15$, what is the value of $p$? The answer is ___.

  4. 4. After giving 9 stickers to a friend, Leo had 14 stickers left. What was the total number of stickers, $s$, that Leo had at the start?

    • A. 5
    • B. 23
    • C. 14
    • D. 9
  5. 5. Solve for the variable $m$ in the following equation: $m - 12 = 12$. The value of $m$ is ___.

  6. 6. Solve for the missing number in the equation: $\_\_\_ - 15 = 42$.

  7. 7. To solve the problem $? - 31 = 55$, which operation should you use to find the missing number?

    • A. Add 55 and 31
    • B. Subtract 31 from 55
    • C. Multiply 55 by 31
    • D. Divide 55 by 31
  8. 8. A bakery had some cookies. After selling 28 cookies, there were 45 cookies left. How many cookies did the bakery have to start with? The answer is ___.

  9. 9. Find the missing number that makes this sentence true: $78 - \_\_\_ = 25$.

  10. 10. Leo had 62 dollars. He spent some money on a toy and had 34 dollars left. How much did the toy cost?

    • A. 28 dollars
    • B. 96 dollars
    • C. 34 dollars
    • D. 62 dollars