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 cups and 3 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 2.There are 8 cups and 3 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 3.What is 1 less than 2?
- 4.Lakshmi had 15 flowers and gave 7 to a friend. How many flowers does Lakshmi have left?
- 5.8 − 2 =
- 6.8 − 5 =
- 7.Farhan had 13 marbles and gave 8 to a friend. How many marbles does Farhan have left?
- 8.? − 1 = 18
- 9.There are 6 bottles and 3 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 10.There are 20 bottles and 15 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 11.Farhan had 7 kites and gave 3 to a friend. How many kites does Farhan have left?
- 12.What is 2 less than 7?
- 13.What is 5 less than 6?
- 14.8 − 7 =
- 15.Pooja had 15 pencils and gave 2 to a friend. How many pencils does Pooja have left?
- 16.? − 9 = 2
- 17.? − 4 = 16
- 18.There are 14 bottles and 4 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 19.14 − ? = 13
- 20.There are 7 cups and 3 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 21.20 − 16 =
- 22.Manav had 15 mangoes and gave 1 to a friend. How many mangoes does Manav have left?
- 23.What is 5 less than 7?
- 24.What is 1 less than 14?
- 25.What is 4 less than 20?
- 26.? − 3 = 1
- 27.15 − ? = 12
- 28.15 − 2 =
- 29.17 − 9 =
- 30.Pooja had 5 laddoos and gave 1 to a friend. How many laddoos does Pooja have left?
- 31.There are 20 bottles and 2 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 32.There are 20 birds and 4 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 33.10 − ? = 7
- 34.What is 2 less than 12?
- 35.? − 5 = 5
- 36.12 − 7 =
- 37.2 − 1 =
- 38.4 − 3 =
- 39.What is 1 less than 18?
- 40.There are 7 children and 4 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
Answer key
- 1
- 5
- 1
- 8
- 6
- 3
- 5
- 19
- 3
- 5
- 4
- 5
- 1
- 1
- 13
- 11
- 20
- 10
- 1
- 4
- 4
- 14
- 2
- 13
- 16
- 4
- 3
- 13
- 8
- 4
- 18
- 16
- 3
- 10
- 10
- 5
- 1
- 1
- 17
- 3
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