Math Drills
'Fewer' Word Problems
2Word Problems
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- Worksheet
- 'Fewer' Word Problems
Every situation gathered here carries the word fewer somewhere in the sentence. Ask for the smaller side and a subtraction is wanted; ask for the other side and an addition is. The word stays the same while the question sentence swaps the equation over.
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Whichever side was called fewer has to come out smaller than the other once the answer is written. Setting that answer beside the figures given in the text and comparing sizes decides there and then whether the direction was right. The comparison earns its keep most where the larger side is being asked for.
This is the earlier of two lessons. In 'More' Word Problems the word is reversed and the choice of equation turns over with it. The groundwork for turning a comparison into an equation is laid in this one lesson.
- Addition3 questions
- Subtraction3 questions
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Problems and answers on this worksheet
These are the problems in “Difference Word Problems”, shown with their answers.
(1)In the field, there are 32 peaches. There are 19 fewer peaches than pears. How many pears are there? Answer □
Answer: 51pears
(2)At the sweet shop, there are 456 donuts. There are 238 fewer donuts than cakes. How many cakes are there? Answer □
Answer: 694cakes
(3)In grandma's garden, there are 24 apples. There are 13 fewer apples than oranges. How many oranges are there? Answer □
Answer: 37oranges
(4)At the zoo, there are 143 elephants. There are 57 fewer lions than elephants. How many lions are there? Answer □
Answer: 86lions
(5)At the festival, 53 cookies were bought. There are 26 fewer chocolates than cookies. How many chocolates are there? Answer □
Answer: 27chocolates
(6)In the pond, 523 goldfish are swimming. There are 148 fewer frogs than goldfish. How many frogs are there? Answer □
Answer: 375frogs
