This is a subtraction problem because we want to know how many homework problems Joe will have left after he does some of them, so he will have less than what he started with.

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This is a subtraction problem because we want to know how many of the total treats Spot has eaten. We take the total number of treats and then subtract the number of treats that are left in the box. .

This is a subtraction problem because people did not show up for practice, so there will be less people at practice than if everyone had shown up.

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This is a subtraction problem because the tree lost branches, so it will have less than what it started with.

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This is a subtraction problem because we want to find out how many of Matt’s invited friends were able to come to his party. We take the total number of people that were invited, and subtract the number of people that did not come. .

This is a subtraction problem because Spot has eaten some of the bones, so he has less than what he started with.

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This is a subtraction problem because Jess has worn some of her shirts, so her total number of shirts in the drawer is decreasing.

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This is a subtraction problem because some of Mrs. Smith's students are out with the flu, so the number of students in class has to be less than the total number of students that she has.

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This is a subtraction problem because we are finding the difference in weight between the truck and the panda.

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This is a subtraction problem because Cassie gave some of her flowers away, so she will have less than what she started with.

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