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Counting Back 1-50

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Counting Back 1-50

Counting Back 1-50

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🔢 Part 1: Count Back by 1

1. Fill in the missing numbers by counting back:

50, 49, ____, 47, ____, 45, ____, 43, ____

2. Count back from 30:

30, ____, ____, 27, ____, ____, 24, ____, ____

3. What comes before these numbers?

____ , 25

____ , 18

____ , 41

____ , 7

➖ Part 2: Subtraction Equations

4. Solve these counting back equations:

35 - 1 = ____

22 - 1 = ____

46 - 1 = ____

13 - 1 = ____

39 - 1 = ____

5. Count back by 2:

28 - 2 = ____

15 - 2 = ____

44 - 2 = ____

31 - 2 = ____

🎯 Part 3: Multiple Choice

6. What number comes before 20?

21

19

18

7. If you count back 3 from 17, what number do you get?

20

14

15

8. Which equation shows counting back correctly?

12 + 1 = 13

12 - 1 = 11

12 × 1 = 12

📝 Part 4: Number Sequences

9. Complete these counting back sequences:

a) 50, 48, 46, ____, ____, ____, 38

b) 35, 32, 29, ____, ____, ____, 17

c) 25, 20, 15, ____, ____

10. Write the equation for each counting back problem:

Start at 42, count back 5: ____ - ____ = ____

Start at 29, count back 3: ____ - ____ = ____

Start at 16, count back 7: ____ - ____ = ____

🧮 Part 5: Word Problems

11. Sarah has 23 stickers. She gives away 4 stickers. How many does she have left?
12. There are 38 children in the playground. 6 children go inside. How many children are still in the playground?
13. A packet has 45 lollies. Tom eats 8 lollies. How many lollies are left in the packet?

🎨 Part 6: Challenge Questions

14. Draw a number line from 10 to 20 and show counting back from 18 to 15:
15. Explain in your own words what "counting back" means:

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