Grade 1 Take Away worksheet
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How to explain it
- Taking away means some go away.
- Start with the whole group.
- Count back the number you take away.
Example: 9 − 4 = ? Start at 9. Count back 4: 8, 7, 6, 5. Answer: 5
Question 1
There are 18 🐞 on a leaf. 7 crawl away. How many are left?
🐞18 − 7- 11
- 12
- 7
11
Hint: Take away from the ones. The ten stays!
Question 2
Start at 15. Hop back 6. Where do you land?
- 9
- 6
- 11
9
Hint: Put your finger on 15. Move back one number for each hop.
Question 3
Jay had 10 🍇 and ate 4. How many are left?
🍇🍇🍇🍇🍇🍇❌❌❌❌- 7
- 6
- 9
6
Hint: Each X shows one that was eaten. Count the ones still there.
Question 4
There are 18 🐸 on a log. 3 hop away. How many are left?
🐸18 − 3- 15
- 19
- 17
15
Hint: Take away from the ones. The ten stays!
Question 5
9 + 5 = 14. So what is 14 − 5?
14 − 5 = ?
- 7
- 12
- 9
9
Hint: Adding and taking away are a team. Use the adding fact to help!
Question 6
What is 19 − 3?
19 − 3 = ?
- 16
- 14
- 10
16
Hint: Take away from the ones. The ten stays!
Question 7
What is 17 − 6?
17 − 6 = ?
- 11
- 1
- 9
11
Hint: Take away from the ones. The ten stays!
Question 8
What is 12 − 7?
12 − 7 = ?
answer box
5
Hint: Take away 2 to get to 10, then take away 5 more.
Question 9
There are 7 🦆 in a pond. 3 swim away. How many are left?
🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆- 4
- 6
- 0
4
Hint: Start at 7 and count back 3.
Question 10
There are 6 🐦 in a tree. 2 fly away. How many are left?
🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦- 9
- 8
- 4
4
Hint: Start at 6 and count back 2.
Answer key
- 1. 11
- 2. 9
- 3. 6
- 4. 15
- 5. 9
- 6. 16
- 7. 11
- 8. 5
- 9. 4
- 10. 4
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