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 7 cups and 2 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 2.8 − 2 =
- 3.10 − 9 =
- 4.There are 13 children and 8 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 5.8 − 3 =
- 6.Arjun had 3 shells and gave 2 to a friend. How many shells does Arjun have left?
- 7.There are 10 boys and 8 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 8.What is 1 less than 18?
- 9.14 − 4 =
- 10.Kabir had 5 shells and gave 3 to a friend. How many shells does Kabir have left?
- 11.11 − ? = 5
- 12.19 − ? = 11
- 13.? − 2 = 12
- 14.There are 19 birds and 11 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 15.Saanvi had 17 balloons and gave 3 to a friend. How many balloons does Saanvi have left?
- 16.3 − 1 =
- 17.14 − 12 =
- 18.What is 2 less than 5?
- 19.Tara had 19 kites and gave 12 to a friend. How many kites does Tara have left?
- 20.There are 15 bottles and 5 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 21.6 − ? = 3
- 22.What is 2 less than 10?
- 23.12 − 5 =
- 24.? − 7 = 4
- 25.Tara had 7 balls and gave 2 to a friend. How many balls does Tara have left?
- 26.? − 5 = 6
- 27.19 − 14 =
- 28.What is 1 less than 3?
- 29.Kabir had 6 balls and gave 1 to a friend. How many balls does Kabir have left?
- 30.There are 18 boys and 15 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 31.? − 7 = 5
- 32.What is 1 less than 4?
- 33.What is 2 less than 3?
- 34.9 − 8 =
- 35.? − 3 = 5
- 36.20 − 5 =
- 37.Rohan had 18 kites and gave 1 to a friend. How many kites does Rohan have left?
- 38.Lakshmi had 6 pencils and gave 3 to a friend. How many pencils does Lakshmi have left?
- 39.What is 4 less than 18?
- 40.Priya had 3 kites and gave 1 to a friend. How many kites does Priya have left?
Answer key
- 5
- 6
- 1
- 5
- 5
- 1
- 2
- 17
- 10
- 2
- 6
- 8
- 14
- 8
- 14
- 2
- 2
- 3
- 7
- 10
- 3
- 8
- 7
- 11
- 5
- 11
- 5
- 2
- 5
- 3
- 12
- 3
- 1
- 1
- 8
- 15
- 17
- 3
- 14
- 2
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