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Numicon Subtraction Practice
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Numicon Subtraction Practice
Use Numicon shapes, counters or your fingers to solve each puzzle. You can draw a quick model or write a number sentence to show your thinking. Try counting back, making ten or taking away.
Warm up: Number detectives
Solve the subtraction clues.
1.At the beach, Maia collects 12 shells and gives 4 to her cousin. How many shells does Maia have now? Choose the answer.
- 6
- 8
- 9
2.A tūī spots 15 berries on a branch. It eats 7. How many berries are left? Show your answer.
3.Which number sentence shows taking away all 9 counters from a group of 9?
- 9 − 0 = 9
- 9 − 9 = 0
- 9 + 9 = 18
4.Start at 16 on the number line. Make 6 jumps backwards. Where do you land?
Build it, break it, solve it
Use a Numicon shape or draw dots to help with these challenges.
5.Hemi has 14 toy cars. He packs 6 away. How many cars are still out? Write the number sentence and answer.
6.A basket holds 17 feijoas. There are 9 ripe ones and the rest are firm. How many are firm?
7.Fill in the missing number: − 7 = 10. You can check by adding 7 to 10.
8.True or false? If 13 − 5 = 8, then 13 − 8 = 5.
TrueFalse
9.Ria says 12 − 5 = 8 because she counted back from 12: 11, 10, 9, 8, 7. Is Ria correct? Explain what went wrong and give the right answer.
10.Make your own take-away story with 15 objects. Take some away, then write the subtraction sentence and how many are left.
11.Which strategy would help you solve 18 − 9 quickly? Choose one, then solve:
- Count back 9 from 18
- Add 9 to 18
- Count on from 18
12.Explain one way you can check that 16 − 7 = 9 is correct.
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