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 20 children and 15 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 2.20 − 9 =
- 3.What is 3 less than 4?
- 4.8 − 5 =
- 5.? − 3 = 2
- 6.There are 6 bottles and 5 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 7.There are 13 boys and 5 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 8.Arjun had 4 flowers and gave 2 to a friend. How many flowers does Arjun have left?
- 9.? − 4 = 3
- 10.9 − 4 =
- 11.? − 6 = 1
- 12.There are 10 pencils and 5 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 13.Kabir had 6 crayons and gave 1 to a friend. How many crayons does Kabir have left?
- 14.There are 19 children and 9 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 15.There are 13 children and 6 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 16.Aarav had 4 kites and gave 2 to a friend. How many kites does Aarav have left?
- 17.? − 12 = 2
- 18.Ishaan had 11 marbles and gave 2 to a friend. How many marbles does Ishaan have left?
- 19.Sneha had 11 mangoes and gave 1 to a friend. How many mangoes does Sneha have left?
- 20.What is 12 less than 16?
- 21.Gurpreet had 18 bananas and gave 8 to a friend. How many bananas does Gurpreet have left?
- 22.There are 3 children and 2 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 23.3 − ? = 2
- 24.5 − ? = 4
- 25.There are 13 pencils and 3 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 26.13 − 10 =
- 27.Dev had 12 marbles and gave 7 to a friend. How many marbles does Dev have left?
- 28.Isha had 9 kites and gave 3 to a friend. How many kites does Isha have left?
- 29.There are 3 bottles and 2 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 30.Riya had 11 books and gave 10 to a friend. How many books does Riya have left?
- 31.There are 7 pencils and 6 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 32.There are 18 children and 6 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 33.? − 9 = 5
- 34.Lakshmi had 10 flowers and gave 3 to a friend. How many flowers does Lakshmi have left?
- 35.Vivaan had 6 crayons and gave 3 to a friend. How many crayons does Vivaan have left?
- 36.There are 20 bottles and 7 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 37.Sneha had 9 kites and gave 3 to a friend. How many kites does Sneha have left?
- 38.19 − 10 =
- 39.There are 7 bottles and 2 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 40.? − 19 = 1
Answer key
- 5
- 11
- 1
- 3
- 5
- 1
- 8
- 2
- 7
- 5
- 7
- 5
- 5
- 10
- 7
- 2
- 14
- 9
- 10
- 4
- 10
- 1
- 1
- 1
- 10
- 3
- 5
- 6
- 1
- 1
- 1
- 12
- 14
- 7
- 3
- 13
- 6
- 9
- 5
- 20
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