Exam 2: Subtraction of Whole Numbers

As a welder, you must shear-cut 17 inches from a 58-inch-long piece of sheet steel. Once you remove the piece you cut, how many inches will remain?

The shop in which you are working must fabricate 12 plates for a customer, but only 8 have been made. How many more plates are needed to fulfill the customer's order?

The inventory shows 28,144 pounds of plate steel. A storage tank is welded using 26,841 pounds of plate steel. How many pounds of plate steel are left in inventory?

The inventory of a scrap pile is as follows: Channel iron, 87" Plate steel, 147" Key stock, 45" Pipe, 69" Flat iron strap, 208" A pipe support is welded using the following materials from the scrap pile: Channel iron, 61" Plate steel, 106" Key stock, 39" Pipe, 22" Flat iron strap, 189" -How much pipe remains in the scrap pile, in inches?

The inventory of a scrap pile is as follows: Channel iron, 87" Plate steel, 147" Key stock, 45" Pipe, 69" Flat iron strap, 208" A pipe support is welded using the following materials from the scrap pile: Channel iron, 61" Plate steel, 106" Key stock, 39" Pipe, 22" Flat iron strap, 189" -From a pipe that is 56 inches long, you must cut one piece that is 12 inches and a second that is 20 inches. Once you are done, how long will the pipe be, in inches?

The inventory of a scrap pile is as follows: Channel iron, 87" Plate steel, 147" Key stock, 45" Pipe, 69" Flat iron strap, 208" A pipe support is welded using the following materials from the scrap pile: Channel iron, 61" Plate steel, 106" Key stock, 39" Pipe, 22" Flat iron strap, 189" -How much key stock remains in the scrap pile, in inches?

The inventory of a scrap pile is as follows: Channel iron, 87" Plate steel, 147" Key stock, 45" Pipe, 69" Flat iron strap, 208" A pipe support is welded using the following materials from the scrap pile: Channel iron, 61" Plate steel, 106" Key stock, 39" Pipe, 22" Flat iron strap, 189" -How much plate steel remains in the scrap pile, in inches?

You must remove 47 pieces of sheet steel from your shop's stock to complete a customer's order, and there are 356 pieces of sheet steel in inventory. Once the customer's order is complete, how many piece of sheet steel will remain?

The inventory of a scrap pile is as follows: Channel iron, 87" Plate steel, 147" Key stock, 45" Pipe, 69" Flat iron strap, 208" A pipe support is welded using the following materials from the scrap pile: Channel iron, 61" Plate steel, 106" Key stock, 39" Pipe, 22" Flat iron strap, 189" -How much channel iron remains in the scrap pile, in inches?

The inventory of a scrap pile is as follows: Channel iron, 87" Plate steel, 147" Key stock, 45" Pipe, 69" Flat iron strap, 208" A pipe support is welded using the following materials from the scrap pile: Channel iron, 61" Plate steel, 106" Key stock, 39" Pipe, 22" Flat iron strap, 189" -How much flat iron remains in the scrap pile, in inches?