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SUBTRACTION STORIeS

example 1: Priya has 15 kites and Saransh has 11 kites. Who has more kites and
how many?

Solution: Priya has 15 kites. Saransh has 11 kites.

We first compare 15 and 11.

Clearly, 15 > 11, so Priya has more kites. t O
Now, we find the difference. 1 5

15 – 11 = 4 kites – 1 1
4
So, Priya has 4 more kites than Saransh.

example 2: There are 52 seats in a bus. 35 t O
passengers are sitting in the bus. How 4 12

many seats are vacant? 5 2
Solution: To find the number of vacant seats in – 3 5

the bus, we subtract 35 from 52. So, 1 7

52 – 35 = 17 seats
So, 17 seats are vacant in the bus.

Practice Time 3G

Study the story sums and solve them.

1. There are 29 balls in the big box and 14 in the t O

small box. How many more balls are there in big
box than small box? –

Answer: __________________

2. There are 26 students in a section of class 2. t O

15 of them like cartoon shows. How many
students do not like cartoon shows? –

Answer: ________________________

3. There are 28 books in a shelf. 9 of them are t O
storybooks. How many are other types of

books? –
Answer: __________________

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