Practice solving word problems involving comparison of quantities up to 10, focusing on questions like 'how many fewer?' with this worksheet

John has 7 apples and Mary has 4 apples. How many fewer apples does Mary have compared to John?

There are 8 blue balloons and 2 red balloons. How many fewer red balloons are there compared to blue balloons?

Sarah has 9 marbles and Tom has 1 marble. How many fewer marbles does Tom have compared to Sarah?

Amy has 6 stickers and Bobby has 3 stickers. How many fewer stickers does Bobby have compared to Amy?

There are 10 butterflies in the garden and 5 bees. How many fewer bees are there compared to butterflies?

If there are 7 bananas and 2 oranges, how many fewer oranges are there compared to bananas?

Sarah has 8 apples, and Sam has 4 apples. How many fewer apples does Sam have than Sarah?

There are 7 blue marbles and 2 red marbles in a bag. How many fewer red marbles are there than blue marbles?

Amanda has 9 stickers, and Ben has 3 stickers. How many fewer stickers does Ben have than Amanda?

There are 10 pencils in a box and 5 pencils in another box. How many fewer pencils are in the second box?

If there are 8 balloons in one bunch and 2 balloons in another bunch, how many fewer balloons are in the second bunch?

Kelly has 10 toy cars, and Mike has 6 toy cars. How many fewer toy cars does Mike have than Kelly?

Comparison word problems up to 10: how many fewer?