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Whole Number Applications: Subtraction

Represent the application problems using subtraction in symbolic form, then find the difference.

Word Problem	Symbolic Form (Example: $\displaystyle {5}-{3}$ )	Difference (Example: $\displaystyle {2}$ )
The theatre club has $\displaystyle {44}$ members from Scottsdale and Phoenix. If $\displaystyle {27}$ of the members are from Phoenix, how many members are from Scottsdale?		members
Kayla camped at $\displaystyle {14}$ meters relative to sea level. She then hiked $\displaystyle {8}$ meters downwards. What is her current altitude relative to sea level?		meters relative to sea level
Tom has collected $\displaystyle {44}$ baseball cards. Shannon has collected $\displaystyle {22}$ less baseball cards than Tom. How many baseball cards does Shannon have?		baseball cards