Class 1 Maths Worksheet: Subtraction
The method (Count back): Start at the bigger number. Count back the number you take away. How many more or how many left = bigger number − smaller number. Check by adding back: answer + number taken away = the first number.
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- 1.There are 7 bottles and 2 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 2.There are 20 children and 4 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 3.2 − 1 =
- 4.There are 6 boys and 2 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 5.Saanvi had 6 kites and gave 2 to a friend. How many kites does Saanvi have left?
- 6.There are 18 pencils and 10 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 7.16 − 15 =
- 8.13 − 5 =
- 9.Ishaan had 5 marbles and gave 2 to a friend. How many marbles does Ishaan have left?
- 10.11 − ? = 4
- 11.There are 5 children and 4 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 12.Arjun had 11 shells and gave 2 to a friend. How many shells does Arjun have left?
- 13.17 − 10 =
- 14.What is 5 less than 7?
- 15.15 − ? = 11
- 16.Arjun had 13 shells and gave 2 to a friend. How many shells does Arjun have left?
- 17.7 − 4 =
- 18.? − 4 = 8
- 19.3 − 1 =
- 20.Kabir had 6 bananas and gave 2 to a friend. How many bananas does Kabir have left?
- 21.7 − ? = 2
- 22.9 − 1 =
- 23.Arjun had 19 balls and gave 2 to a friend. How many balls does Arjun have left?
- 24.19 − 5 =
- 25.8 − 2 =
- 26.16 − ? = 4
- 27.What is 11 less than 19?
- 28.Saanvi had 14 laddoos and gave 9 to a friend. How many laddoos does Saanvi have left?
- 29.? − 8 = 6
- 30.What is 1 less than 4?
- 31.There are 16 cups and 6 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 32.Kavya had 6 balloons and gave 1 to a friend. How many balloons does Kavya have left?
- 33.What is 4 less than 6?
- 34.Ishaan had 14 books and gave 4 to a friend. How many books does Ishaan have left?
- 35.There are 8 children and 5 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 36.There are 20 children and 6 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 37.There are 16 birds and 2 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 38.Aarav had 4 marbles and gave 1 to a friend. How many marbles does Aarav have left?
- 39.14 − 9 =
- 40.Gurpreet had 5 kites and gave 1 to a friend. How many kites does Gurpreet have left?
Answer key
- 5
- 16
- 1
- 4
- 4
- 8
- 1
- 8
- 3
- 7
- 1
- 9
- 7
- 2
- 4
- 11
- 3
- 12
- 2
- 4
- 5
- 8
- 17
- 14
- 6
- 12
- 8
- 5
- 14
- 3
- 10
- 5
- 2
- 10
- 3
- 14
- 14
- 3
- 5
- 4
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