Story problems · Subtraction · Up to 5 · 4 stories

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Story Problems!

Read the story. Write the number sentence and the answer.

1

There are 3 frogs on a log. 1 frog hops away. How many frogs are left?

frogfrogfrog
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2

There are 2 cats on a rug. 1 cat runs off. How many cats are left?

catcat
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3

There are 2 penguins on the ice. 1 penguin jumps in the sea. How many penguins are left?

penguinpenguin
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4

There are 5 stars in the sky. 2 stars go out. How many stars are left?

starstarstarstarstar
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Answer key

  1. 1. 3 - 1 = 2
  2. 2. 2 - 1 = 1
  3. 3. 2 - 1 = 1
  4. 4. 5 - 2 = 3
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