🍎 Part 1: The Fruit Stall Challenge

Read the problem carefully:
A fruit stall started the day with 450 apples. By lunchtime, 187 apples had been sold. In the afternoon, another 95 apples were sold. How many apples are left at the end of the day?

1. What is the starting number of apples?

2. How many apples were sold by lunchtime?

3. How many apples were sold in the afternoon?

4. Show your working for Step 1: Calculate how many apples are left at lunchtime.

450 - 187 = _______

5. Show your working for Step 2: Calculate how many apples are left at the end of the day.

_______ - 95 = _______

6. Write your final answer in a complete sentence:

🧮 Part 2: Check Your Understanding

7. Which method could you use to solve this problem? (Circle all correct answers)

Subtract 187, then subtract 95

Add 187 + 95, then subtract the total from 450

Subtract 95, then subtract 187

Use a number line to count backwards twice

8. Estimate to check if your answer is reasonable. Round the numbers and show your estimation:

450 rounds to _______

187 rounds to _______

95 rounds to _______

Estimated answer: _______

📝 Part 3: Create Your Own Problem

9. Write your own two-step subtraction word problem. Use a different item (not apples). Make sure it has:

• A starting amount

• Two different amounts being taken away

• A question asking how many are left

10. Solve your own problem here:

🎯 Part 4: More Practice Problems

11. A school library had 325 books. On Monday, 89 books were borrowed. On Tuesday, 76 more books were borrowed. How many books are left in the library?

Step 1: 325 - 89 = _______

Step 2: _______ - 76 = _______

Answer: _____________ books are left in the library.

12. A bakery made 280 meat pies for the day. They sold 145 pies in the morning and 98 pies in the afternoon. How many pies were left unsold?