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 4 pencils and 2 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 2.4 − ? = 3
- 3.What is 2 less than 16?
- 4.What is 1 less than 3?
- 5.What is 1 less than 7?
- 6.Priya had 18 balls and gave 5 to a friend. How many balls does Priya have left?
- 7.? − 9 = 6
- 8.Diya had 20 crayons and gave 15 to a friend. How many crayons does Diya have left?
- 9.Meera had 8 mangoes and gave 4 to a friend. How many mangoes does Meera have left?
- 10.20 − ? = 7
- 11.? − 7 = 6
- 12.18 − 9 =
- 13.19 − ? = 18
- 14.2 − 1 =
- 15.Kavya had 10 kites and gave 2 to a friend. How many kites does Kavya have left?
- 16.Priya had 14 flowers and gave 7 to a friend. How many flowers does Priya have left?
- 17.? − 2 = 6
- 18.19 − ? = 2
- 19.What is 9 less than 17?
- 20.13 − 7 =
- 21.? − 3 = 11
- 22.? − 3 = 12
- 23.? − 1 = 4
- 24.6 − 3 =
- 25.19 − 16 =
- 26.What is 2 less than 10?
- 27.12 − 5 =
- 28.17 − 14 =
- 29.6 − ? = 4
- 30.18 − 7 =
- 31.There are 7 birds and 4 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 32.9 − 2 =
- 33.What is 13 less than 15?
- 34.19 − ? = 14
- 35.What is 2 less than 4?
- 36.Kabir had 16 crayons and gave 1 to a friend. How many crayons does Kabir have left?
- 37.There are 8 birds and 5 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 38.Farhan had 14 books and gave 5 to a friend. How many books does Farhan have left?
- 39.Zoya had 3 books and gave 1 to a friend. How many books does Zoya have left?
- 40.There are 13 children and 7 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
Answer key
- 2
- 1
- 14
- 2
- 6
- 13
- 15
- 5
- 4
- 13
- 13
- 9
- 1
- 1
- 8
- 7
- 8
- 17
- 8
- 6
- 14
- 15
- 5
- 3
- 3
- 8
- 7
- 3
- 2
- 11
- 3
- 7
- 2
- 5
- 2
- 15
- 3
- 9
- 2
- 6
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