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 4 less than 5?
- 2.10 − ? = 7
- 3.Lakshmi had 18 books and gave 17 to a friend. How many books does Lakshmi have left?
- 4.What is 2 less than 4?
- 5.Tara had 10 pencils and gave 3 to a friend. How many pencils does Tara have left?
- 6.Zoya had 18 shells and gave 11 to a friend. How many shells does Zoya have left?
- 7.? − 7 = 1
- 8.Isha had 8 balloons and gave 3 to a friend. How many balloons does Isha have left?
- 9.Tara had 11 flowers and gave 9 to a friend. How many flowers does Tara have left?
- 10.What is 3 less than 4?
- 11.What is 13 less than 14?
- 12.18 − 8 =
- 13.There are 10 children and 3 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 14.2 − 1 =
- 15.What is 2 less than 7?
- 16.There are 5 bottles and 3 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 17.3 − ? = 1
- 18.Riya had 18 marbles and gave 11 to a friend. How many marbles does Riya have left?
- 19.Priya had 4 crayons and gave 3 to a friend. How many crayons does Priya have left?
- 20.Meera had 11 pencils and gave 2 to a friend. How many pencils does Meera have left?
- 21.Pooja had 7 marbles and gave 4 to a friend. How many marbles does Pooja have left?
- 22.What is 19 less than 20?
- 23.What is 8 less than 18?
- 24.? − 5 = 2
- 25.? − 13 = 1
- 26.What is 3 less than 5?
- 27.7 − 3 =
- 28.17 − ? = 15
- 29.Aarav had 4 laddoos and gave 2 to a friend. How many laddoos does Aarav have left?
- 30.Sneha had 4 balls and gave 3 to a friend. How many balls does Sneha have left?
- 31.What is 16 less than 18?
- 32.What is 12 less than 13?
- 33.Karan had 5 laddoos and gave 1 to a friend. How many laddoos does Karan have left?
- 34.3 − 1 =
- 35.9 − 5 =
- 36.There are 20 birds and 4 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 37.? − 4 = 3
- 38.What is 2 less than 5?
- 39.14 − ? = 9
- 40.Aditya had 12 shells and gave 3 to a friend. How many shells does Aditya have left?
Answer key
- 1
- 3
- 1
- 2
- 7
- 7
- 8
- 5
- 2
- 1
- 1
- 10
- 7
- 1
- 5
- 2
- 2
- 7
- 1
- 9
- 3
- 1
- 10
- 7
- 14
- 2
- 4
- 2
- 2
- 1
- 2
- 1
- 4
- 2
- 4
- 16
- 7
- 3
- 5
- 9
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