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.What is 9 less than 14?
- 2.Aarav had 9 flowers and gave 1 to a friend. How many flowers does Aarav have left?
- 3.13 − ? = 9
- 4.14 − ? = 2
- 5.There are 6 bottles and 2 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 6.Meera had 16 balls and gave 10 to a friend. How many balls does Meera have left?
- 7.Manav had 12 balls and gave 4 to a friend. How many balls does Manav have left?
- 8.There are 16 cups and 3 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 9.? − 6 = 12
- 10.16 − 8 =
- 11.? − 5 = 12
- 12.What is 3 less than 11?
- 13.10 − 1 =
- 14.What is 3 less than 4?
- 15.There are 8 children and 5 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 16.? − 10 = 2
- 17.Arjun had 17 books and gave 15 to a friend. How many books does Arjun have left?
- 18.? − 4 = 10
- 19.There are 15 children and 2 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 20.18 − ? = 15
- 21.? − 8 = 1
- 22.Priya had 6 flowers and gave 1 to a friend. How many flowers does Priya have left?
- 23.? − 15 = 4
- 24.Pooja had 13 kites and gave 6 to a friend. How many kites does Pooja have left?
- 25.What is 4 less than 6?
- 26.2 − 1 =
- 27.Zoya had 8 crayons and gave 2 to a friend. How many crayons does Zoya have left?
- 28.19 − ? = 9
- 29.20 − ? = 9
- 30.What is 13 less than 17?
- 31.Diya had 8 crayons and gave 5 to a friend. How many crayons does Diya have left?
- 32.Pooja had 18 laddoos and gave 12 to a friend. How many laddoos does Pooja have left?
- 33.There are 10 children and 7 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 34.There are 20 pencils and 2 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 35.There are 9 bottles and 3 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 36.? − 2 = 7
- 37.There are 8 bottles and 2 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 38.There are 10 children and 2 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 39.What is 2 less than 5?
- 40.What is 4 less than 5?
Answer key
- 5
- 8
- 4
- 12
- 4
- 6
- 8
- 13
- 18
- 8
- 17
- 8
- 9
- 1
- 3
- 12
- 2
- 14
- 13
- 3
- 9
- 5
- 19
- 7
- 2
- 1
- 6
- 10
- 11
- 4
- 3
- 6
- 3
- 18
- 6
- 9
- 6
- 8
- 3
- 1
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