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Subtraction stories to 10

5 sheets today · 59 problems in all. Print all 5 pages, or do one sheet at a time. Grown-ups: the answer key is at the end.

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Finn and Zoe go on a nature walk. Ducks on the pond, apples on the trees, flowers in the grass — can you find the maths hiding everywhere?

Sheet 1 of 5Warm up with pictures

Count the pictures

1)
5 − 3 =
2)
6 − 4 =
3)
2 − 1 =
4)
3 − 2 =
5)
3 − 1 =
6)
6 − 4 =

Subtract

7)
2 − 1 =
8)
6 − 2 =
9)
3 − 1 =
10)
3 − 1 =
11)
5 − 3 =
12)
7 − 5 =
13)
10 − 2 =
14)
5 − 2 =
Sheet 2 of 5Number practice

Subtract

1)
8 − 2 =
2)
9 − 2 =
3)
2 − 1 =
4)
5 − 2 =
5)
10 − 4 =
6)
7 − 6 =
7)
9 − 1 =
8)
10 − 5 =
9)
2 − 1 =
10)
3 − 2 =
11)
3 − 2 =
12)
3 − 1 =
13)
9 − 5 =
14)
6 − 4 =
15)
5 − 2 =
16)
10 − 5 =
Sheet 3 of 5More number practice

Subtract

1)
9 − 5 =
2)
4 − 1 =
3)
8 − 6 =
4)
5 − 3 =
5)
8 − 6 =
6)
3 − 1 =
7)
7 − 5 =
8)
10 − 3 =
9)
4 − 1 =
10)
8 − 4 =
11)
7 − 2 =
12)
8 − 6 =
13)
8 − 4 =
14)
10 − 6 =
15)
2 − 1 =
16)
4 − 1 =
Sheet 4 of 5Maths all around us

Maths all around us — read and solve

1)

There are 3 flowers in a vase. 1 of them wilt. How many fresh flowers are left?

Answer:
2)

A tree has 6 apples. 2 apples fall down. How many apples are still on the tree?

Answer:
3)

Finn has 3 marbles and loses 1. How many marbles are left?

Answer:
4)

The film is 10 hours long. Zoe has watched 4 hours. How many hours are left?

Answer:
5)

There are 8 children in the park. 1 of them go home. How many children are left?

Answer:
6)

Noah had 9 dollars and spends 7. How many dollars are left?

Answer:
7)

Jack takes 5 steps forward and 3 steps back. How many steps ahead is Jack now?

Answer:
Sheet 5 of 5Story challenge

Maths all around us — read and solve

1)

A plate has 10 cakes. Aria eats 9 of them. How many cakes are left?

Answer:
2)

Kai has 4 stickers and gives 2 to a friend. How many stickers are left?

Answer:
3)

A book has 4 pages. Ravi has read 1 pages. How many pages are left to read?

Answer:
4)

A branch has 3 leaves. 1 leaves blow away in the wind. How many leaves are left?

Answer:
5)

There are 8 children in the park. 7 of them go home. How many children are left?

Answer:
6)

Omar has 6 marbles and loses 5. How many marbles are left?

Answer:

Answer key (for grown-ups)

Sheet 1: Warm up with pictures
1) 22) 23) 14) 15) 26) 27) 18) 49) 210) 211) 212) 213) 814) 3
Sheet 2: Number practice
1) 62) 73) 14) 35) 66) 17) 88) 59) 110) 111) 112) 213) 414) 215) 316) 5
Sheet 3: More number practice
1) 42) 33) 24) 25) 26) 27) 28) 79) 310) 411) 512) 213) 414) 415) 116) 3
Sheet 4: Maths all around us
1) 22) 43) 24) 65) 76) 27) 2
Sheet 5: Story challenge
1) 12) 23) 34) 25) 16) 1
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