What is Subtraction?
Subtraction is the process of taking one number away from another to find the difference. It helps us compare quantities or figure out how much is left.
For example:
If you have 5 apples and you eat 2, how many are left?
Answer: 5 – 2 = 3 apples.
Examples of Subtraction
Example 1
What is 8 – 3?
What is 8 – 3?
Answer:
Start with 8 and count backward: 7, 6, 5. The answer is 5.
Start with 8 and count backward: 7, 6, 5. The answer is 5.
Example 2
What is 15 – 7?
What is 15 – 7?
Answer:
Subtracting 7 from 15 gives us: 8. You can think of it as counting down from 15 by 7 steps.
Subtracting 7 from 15 gives us: 8. You can think of it as counting down from 15 by 7 steps.
Example 3
What is 20 – 10?
What is 20 – 10?
Answer:
Subtracting 10 from 20 leaves you with 10.
Subtracting 10 from 20 leaves you with 10.
Example 4
What is 12 – 4?
What is 12 – 4?
Answer:
Start at 12 and count backward by 4: 11, 10, 9, 8. The answer is 8.
Start at 12 and count backward by 4: 11, 10, 9, 8. The answer is 8.
Practice Questions
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