Practice subtracting by taking away objects from small groups of 5 or fewer.
Read each problem carefully. Take away or cross out to find how many are left. Show your work in the space provided.
Take away and count what is left
Math - Grade K-1
- 1
There are 5 apples. You eat 2 apples. How many apples are left?
- 2
Solve: 4 - 1 = ___.
- 3
There are 3 birds on a branch. 1 bird flies away. How many birds are still on the branch?
- 4
Solve: 5 - 5 = ___.
- 5
Mia has 2 crayons. She gives 1 crayon to a friend. How many crayons does Mia have now?
- 6
There are 5 cookies on a plate. 3 cookies are eaten. How many cookies are left?
- 7
Solve: 3 - 2 = ___.
- 8
There are 4 toy cars. 2 toy cars roll away. How many toy cars are left?
- 9
Solve: 1 - 1 = ___.
- 10
There are 5 frogs on a log. 1 frog jumps into the pond. How many frogs are left on the log?
- 11
Solve: 4 - 3 = ___.
- 12
Sam has 3 stickers. He uses 3 stickers. How many stickers are left?
- 13
There are 2 balloons. 1 balloon pops. How many balloons are left?
- 14
Solve: 5 - 4 = ___.
- 15
There are 4 fish in a bowl. 4 fish are moved to a tank. How many fish are left in the bowl?