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.Tara had 9 balloons and gave 1 to a friend. How many balloons does Tara have left?
- 2.What is 1 less than 15?
- 3.Rahul had 13 kites and gave 8 to a friend. How many kites does Rahul have left?
- 4.? − 8 = 5
- 5.Priya had 10 books and gave 6 to a friend. How many books does Priya have left?
- 6.There are 5 boys and 4 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 7.Meera had 12 flowers and gave 2 to a friend. How many flowers does Meera have left?
- 8.What is 7 less than 9?
- 9.Isha had 7 shells and gave 4 to a friend. How many shells does Isha have left?
- 10.9 − 7 =
- 11.Pooja had 13 balls and gave 12 to a friend. How many balls does Pooja have left?
- 12.Diya had 14 mangoes and gave 3 to a friend. How many mangoes does Diya have left?
- 13.There are 6 cups and 2 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 14.What is 9 less than 12?
- 15.? − 4 = 5
- 16.What is 2 less than 3?
- 17.Kavya had 19 flowers and gave 6 to a friend. How many flowers does Kavya have left?
- 18.Manav had 19 balls and gave 15 to a friend. How many balls does Manav have left?
- 19.Karan had 16 laddoos and gave 2 to a friend. How many laddoos does Karan have left?
- 20.What is 4 less than 13?
- 21.Nisha had 20 flowers and gave 14 to a friend. How many flowers does Nisha have left?
- 22.Farhan had 3 pencils and gave 2 to a friend. How many pencils does Farhan have left?
- 23.4 − ? = 2
- 24.Aarav had 7 balls and gave 6 to a friend. How many balls does Aarav have left?
- 25.13 − ? = 1
- 26.There are 18 children and 2 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 27.13 − ? = 12
- 28.? − 3 = 17
- 29.18 − 14 =
- 30.Diya had 9 marbles and gave 1 to a friend. How many marbles does Diya have left?
- 31.13 − ? = 10
- 32.What is 11 less than 15?
- 33.? − 11 = 4
- 34.11 − ? = 2
- 35.There are 4 boys and 2 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 36.What is 1 less than 18?
- 37.6 − 4 =
- 38.? − 2 = 9
- 39.16 − 4 =
- 40.What is 1 less than 6?
Answer key
- 8
- 14
- 5
- 13
- 4
- 1
- 10
- 2
- 3
- 2
- 1
- 11
- 4
- 3
- 9
- 1
- 13
- 4
- 14
- 9
- 6
- 1
- 2
- 1
- 12
- 16
- 1
- 20
- 4
- 8
- 3
- 4
- 15
- 9
- 2
- 17
- 2
- 11
- 12
- 5
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