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 9 birds and 3 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 2.Kavya had 6 bananas and gave 2 to a friend. How many bananas does Kavya have left?
- 3.There are 4 pencils and 3 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 4.Kavya had 17 bananas and gave 13 to a friend. How many bananas does Kavya have left?
- 5.Joseph had 12 bananas and gave 11 to a friend. How many bananas does Joseph have left?
- 6.What is 1 less than 6?
- 7.12 − 4 =
- 8.Ananya had 12 mangoes and gave 1 to a friend. How many mangoes does Ananya have left?
- 9.What is 2 less than 9?
- 10.Tara had 17 mangoes and gave 6 to a friend. How many mangoes does Tara have left?
- 11.There are 5 boys and 3 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 12.There are 3 bottles and 2 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 13.What is 2 less than 3?
- 14.There are 7 bottles and 6 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 15.There are 9 children and 3 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 16.2 − 1 =
- 17.Rahul had 16 books and gave 2 to a friend. How many books does Rahul have left?
- 18.13 − 4 =
- 19.Kabir had 6 crayons and gave 2 to a friend. How many crayons does Kabir have left?
- 20.? − 2 = 2
- 21.8 − 2 =
- 22.10 − 5 =
- 23.Rohan had 20 shells and gave 3 to a friend. How many shells does Rohan have left?
- 24.Nisha had 13 books and gave 9 to a friend. How many books does Nisha have left?
- 25.Ishaan had 15 laddoos and gave 9 to a friend. How many laddoos does Ishaan have left?
- 26.Aarav had 6 flowers and gave 4 to a friend. How many flowers does Aarav have left?
- 27.There are 12 boys and 2 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 28.Rahul had 5 laddoos and gave 3 to a friend. How many laddoos does Rahul have left?
- 29.10 − ? = 1
- 30.What is 1 less than 3?
- 31.What is 10 less than 11?
- 32.What is 4 less than 6?
- 33.Pooja had 8 crayons and gave 2 to a friend. How many crayons does Pooja have left?
- 34.Arjun had 19 shells and gave 9 to a friend. How many shells does Arjun have left?
- 35.3 − ? = 2
- 36.There are 10 boys and 3 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 37.Nisha had 4 flowers and gave 1 to a friend. How many flowers does Nisha have left?
- 38.There are 3 cups and 2 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 39.18 − 2 =
- 40.? − 1 = 11
Answer key
- 6
- 4
- 1
- 4
- 1
- 5
- 8
- 11
- 7
- 11
- 2
- 1
- 1
- 1
- 6
- 1
- 14
- 9
- 4
- 4
- 6
- 5
- 17
- 4
- 6
- 2
- 10
- 2
- 9
- 2
- 1
- 2
- 6
- 10
- 1
- 7
- 3
- 1
- 16
- 12
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