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 17 pencils and 9 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 2.There are 10 boys and 6 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 3.Ishaan had 8 laddoos and gave 6 to a friend. How many laddoos does Ishaan have left?
- 4.What is 13 less than 17?
- 5.Riya had 18 books and gave 2 to a friend. How many books does Riya have left?
- 6.There are 5 boys and 3 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 7.What is 2 less than 7?
- 8.10 − ? = 5
- 9.Gurpreet had 8 marbles and gave 3 to a friend. How many marbles does Gurpreet have left?
- 10.There are 4 children and 3 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 11.19 − ? = 11
- 12.Lakshmi had 3 bananas and gave 1 to a friend. How many bananas does Lakshmi have left?
- 13.What is 9 less than 11?
- 14.Pooja had 14 mangoes and gave 3 to a friend. How many mangoes does Pooja have left?
- 15.17 − ? = 5
- 16.Meera had 5 marbles and gave 4 to a friend. How many marbles does Meera have left?
- 17.Zoya had 5 flowers and gave 3 to a friend. How many flowers does Zoya have left?
- 18.11 − 5 =
- 19.10 − 1 =
- 20.Karan had 6 crayons and gave 2 to a friend. How many crayons does Karan have left?
- 21.14 − ? = 11
- 22.? − 4 = 2
- 23.3 − 1 =
- 24.Aditya had 4 books and gave 3 to a friend. How many books does Aditya have left?
- 25.13 − ? = 1
- 26.? − 4 = 6
- 27.16 − 3 =
- 28.13 − 1 =
- 29.Arjun had 8 laddoos and gave 2 to a friend. How many laddoos does Arjun have left?
- 30.Dev had 8 pencils and gave 7 to a friend. How many pencils does Dev have left?
- 31.What is 1 less than 5?
- 32.There are 11 children and 4 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 33.There are 17 pencils and 13 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 34.Ananya had 18 books and gave 17 to a friend. How many books does Ananya have left?
- 35.Lakshmi had 10 flowers and gave 6 to a friend. How many flowers does Lakshmi have left?
- 36.What is 1 less than 4?
- 37.3 − ? = 2
- 38.There are 10 pencils and 5 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 39.2 − 1 =
- 40.16 − 5 =
Answer key
- 8
- 4
- 2
- 4
- 16
- 2
- 5
- 5
- 5
- 1
- 8
- 2
- 2
- 11
- 12
- 1
- 2
- 6
- 9
- 4
- 3
- 6
- 2
- 1
- 12
- 10
- 13
- 12
- 6
- 1
- 4
- 7
- 4
- 1
- 4
- 3
- 1
- 5
- 1
- 11
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