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Subtraction Strategies Worksheet
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Subtraction Strategies Worksheet
Solve each subtraction problem. You can draw, use a number line or think in jumps. Show your working where there is space.
Choose an answer
1.What is 16 − 9?
- 5
- 7
- 8
2.Which method could help you work out 24 − 8?
- Count back eight steps from 24
- Add 24 and 8
- Double 24
3.Which number sentence can help you find the difference between 13 and 5 by counting up?
- 13 + ___ = 5
- 5 + ___ = 13
- 13 − 5 = 5
4.Choose every tool that could help you model subtracting a number of objects from a group.
- Counters
- A number line
- A thermometer
Work it out
5.Zach has 14 toy blocks. He puts 6 away. How many blocks are still out? Write a number sentence and show your working.
6.Use a part-part-whole drawing to solve 18 − 7. Then complete the number sentence.
7.A market stall has 72 apples. It sells 28 apples. How many apples are left? Use the number line to show your jumps, then write a number sentence.
8.A café has 65 clean cups. It uses 27 cups at breakfast. Explain one way to find how many cups remain.
9.Match each subtraction strategy to its description.
- Count back
- Part-part-whole
- Bridge through a ten
- Show a total as two parts, such as the part taken away and the part left.
- Split a subtraction into steps that land on a ten first.
- Start at the larger number and make backward jumps.
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