Real-Life Subtraction: Single DigitsOnline version Real-life single-digit subtraction challenges. by Arnab Biswas 1 If you have 7 apples and eat 4, how many left? a 5 b 2 c 3 d 6 2 You have 9 candies and give 5 to a friend. How many remain? a 3 b 6 c 4 d 7 3 A store had 6 pens, sold 2. How many left? a 1 b 5 c 4 d 3 4 There are 8 balloons; 3 burst. How many left? a 6 b 2 c 4 d 5 5 You walk 7 blocks, then go back 2. How many blocks forward? a 5 b 3 c 6 d 4 6 A recipe needs 3 cups of sugar from a bag of 6 cups. How much remains? a 4 b 1 c 3 d 5 7 You read 4 pages of a 9-page booklet. How many pages left? a 5 b 3 c 6 d 4 8 A bottle contains 5 liters, you pour 2 liters out. How many liters left? a 3 b 2 c 1 d 4 9 There are 8 coins, you spend 3 on a snack. How many coins left? a 6 b 4 c 7 d 5 10 If you have 6 crayons and give away 3, how many remain? a 5 b 2 c 4 d 3