Word Problems Subtraction Part 3

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Word problems in subtraction tell a story where you need to take away some things.

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Word problems in subtraction tell a story where you need to take away some things. For example, if you have 5 apples and you give away 2, you can find out how many apples you have left. You can write it as 5 - 2 = 3. So, you have 3 apples now!

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