Subtract 2-Digit Numbers | Word Problems

A bus is traveling from New York to Philadelphia with 36 passengers on board. If 14 of them get off, how many passengers are still there?

Bette posted 22 recipes on her blog in July 2016. The following month, she posted 38 recipes on her blog. How many more recipes did Bette post in August than she did in July?

Last-minute Christmas shoppers were waiting in line at a self-checkout counter. Of the 29 people in queue, 13 were women. How many male customers were waiting in line at the checkout counter?

A football is designed with a total of 32 regular hexagonal and pentagonal panels. If 20 regular hexagonal panels are used, how many regular pentagonal panels are used to design a football?

Gavin has a total of 88 documents in his tax folder. If he removed 23 documents from it, how many documents remain in Gavin’s tax folder?

Marsha has 48 sheets of colored paper. She makes a dollhouse with 31 sheets. How many sheets of colored paper remain unused?

Kylie, and her brother Heston, were gearing up for a snowball fight. Kylie made 27 snowballs, and Heston made 13 snowballs. How many more snowballs did Kylie make than Heston?

Mrs. Jackson’s class has a total of 27 students. If 21 students were present today, how many students were absent?

A box has 75 pieces of chalk. If 41 of them are white pieces, how many colored pieces of chalk are there?

The distance between Daliah’s office and home is 30 miles. She stops midway for a takeout from a diner, which is 16 miles away from her home. How many more miles will Daliah have to drive to reach her office?