Julia played tag with 48 kids on monday, 43 kids on tuesday and 17 kids on wednesday. How many kids did she play with on tuesday and wednesday?
Julia played with 48 kids on Monday. 
On Tuesday, she played with 43 kids. This means that she played with 5 fewer kids on Tuesday than she did on Monday. 
On Wednesday, she played with 17 kids. This means that she played with 26 fewer kids on Wednesday than she did on Tuesday. 

Therefore, Julia played with 43 kids on Tuesday and 17 kids on Wednesday.