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 10 bottles and 4 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 2.19 − ? = 10
- 3.Nisha had 13 flowers and gave 11 to a friend. How many flowers does Nisha have left?
- 4.Tara had 13 mangoes and gave 11 to a friend. How many mangoes does Tara have left?
- 5.What is 1 less than 12?
- 6.Aarav had 20 balloons and gave 4 to a friend. How many balloons does Aarav have left?
- 7.What is 1 less than 2?
- 8.12 − 4 =
- 9.There are 9 pencils and 6 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 10.3 − 2 =
- 11.17 − 4 =
- 12.What is 1 less than 4?
- 13.What is 13 less than 16?
- 14.? − 4 = 15
- 15.Ananya had 10 marbles and gave 4 to a friend. How many marbles does Ananya have left?
- 16.Vivaan had 13 shells and gave 12 to a friend. How many shells does Vivaan have left?
- 17.7 − 5 =
- 18.12 − 9 =
- 19.18 − 1 =
- 20.Riya had 16 mangoes and gave 1 to a friend. How many mangoes does Riya have left?
- 21.? − 3 = 2
- 22.11 − 4 =
- 23.? − 4 = 7
- 24.What is 14 less than 17?
- 25.? − 2 = 2
- 26.There are 8 bottles and 2 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 27.Diya had 7 flowers and gave 2 to a friend. How many flowers does Diya have left?
- 28.What is 7 less than 9?
- 29.There are 5 cups and 2 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 30.13 − 9 =
- 31.Kavya had 3 shells and gave 1 to a friend. How many shells does Kavya have left?
- 32.There are 16 boys and 2 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 33.17 − 5 =
- 34.There are 8 cups and 5 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 35.What is 1 less than 3?
- 36.20 − 13 =
- 37.8 − 3 =
- 38.There are 7 children and 5 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 39.There are 7 children and 2 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 40.What is 7 less than 13?
Answer key
- 6
- 9
- 2
- 2
- 11
- 16
- 1
- 8
- 3
- 1
- 13
- 3
- 3
- 19
- 6
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 17
- 15
- 5
- 7
- 11
- 3
- 4
- 6
- 5
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 2
- 14
- 12
- 3
- 2
- 7
- 5
- 2
- 5
- 6
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