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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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Mia is helping in the kitchen and the garden today. Counting, adding and taking away pop up in everything. Let's help Mia work it out!

Sheet 1 of 5Warm up with pictures

Count the pictures

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

Subtract

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

Subtract

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

Subtract

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

Maths all around us — read and solve

1)

The shop is 2 blocks away. Ravi has walked 1 blocks. How many blocks are left?

Answer:
2)

A caterpillar has 10 spots. 8 fade away. How many spots are left?

Answer:
3)

Noah has 8 stickers and gives 3 to a friend. How many stickers are left?

Answer:
4)

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

Answer:
5)

There are 5 ducks on the pond. 2 ducks swim away. How many ducks are left?

Answer:
6)

Zoe has 4 apples and gives 2 to Jack. How many apples does Zoe have left?

Answer:
7)

Ana has 10 stickers and gives 4 to a friend. How many stickers are left?

Answer:
Sheet 5 of 5Story challenge

Maths all around us — read and solve

1)

Maya had 5 sweets and eats 1. How many sweets are left?

Answer:
2)

Jack has 3 stickers and gives 2 to a friend. How many stickers are left?

Answer:
3)

A tree has 9 apples. 4 apples fall down. How many apples are still on the tree?

Answer:
4)

A book has 2 pages. Sam has read 1 pages. How many pages are left to read?

Answer:
5)

Aria has 9 balloons, but 1 float away. How many balloons are left?

Answer:
6)

A caterpillar has 2 spots. 1 fade away. How many spots are left?

Answer:

Answer key (for grown-ups)

Sheet 1: Warm up with pictures
1) 32) 13) 14) 15) 16) 17) 18) 49) 410) 211) 212) 113) 314) 1
Sheet 2: Number practice
1) 42) 13) 44) 25) 26) 27) 28) 19) 210) 311) 312) 213) 314) 115) 116) 2
Sheet 3: More number practice
1) 62) 63) 44) 25) 16) 17) 18) 19) 210) 411) 112) 513) 314) 115) 116) 3
Sheet 4: Maths all around us
1) 12) 23) 54) 45) 36) 27) 6
Sheet 5: Story challenge
1) 42) 13) 54) 15) 86) 1
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