ISEE Lower Level Quantitative : How to subtract
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Example Question #83 : Measurement & Data
The dog’s body is 
This is a subtraction problem because we want to know how much longer the dog's body is compared to his tail, or the difference in their length.
Example Question #84 : Measurement & Data
The coffee cup is 
This is a subtraction problem because we want to know how much taller the water glass is compared to the coffee cup, or the difference in their height.
Example Question #81 : Measurement & Data
The cat is 
This is a subtraction problem because we want to know how much longer the dog is compared to the cat, or the difference between their lengths.
Example Question #1051 : Numbers And Operations
On the morning of December 24th, a tree lot had 
This is a subtraction problem because we want to know how many trees were taken away, or sold, from the total. We take the number of trees they started with, and then subtract the number of trees they have left to find out how many they sold. 
Example Question #4 : Using Subtraction Within 100 To Solve Word Problems
Spot has a box of treats with 
This is a subtraction problem because we want to know how many of the total treats Spot has eaten. We take the total number of treats and then subtract the number of treats that are left in the box. 
Example Question #1 : Using Subtraction Within 100 To Solve Word Problems
The baseball team has 
This is a subtraction problem because we want to know how many balls are left over after each boy takes one. We start with the number of balls and then subtract the number that was taken. 
Example Question #6 : Using Subtraction Within 100 To Solve Word Problems
Jenny has 
This is a subtraction problem because we want to know how many games Jenny has left after she gives some to her friend. We take the total number of games that Jenny has, and then we subtract the number that she gave to her friend. 
Example Question #7 : Using Subtraction Within 100 To Solve Word Problems
Sarah got 
This is a subtraction problem because we want to know how many gifts she has left to open after she’s already opened some of her gifts. We take the total number of gifts she has, and then we subtract the number of gifts that she’s opened. 
Example Question #51 : How To Subtract
Matt invited 
This is a subtraction problem because we want to find out how many of Matt’s invited friends were able to come to his party. We take the total number of people that were invited, and subtract the number of people that did not come. 
Example Question #9 : Using Subtraction Within 100 To Solve Word Problems
Ms. Smith’s class has 
This is a subtraction problem because we want to know how many students in Ms. Smith’s class are in school today out of the total number of students that she has. We take the total number of students and subtract the number of students who are not in school today. 
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