Subtraction within 20

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What is subtraction?

Back

Subtraction is taking away a number from another number. It shows how many are left.

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What does the minus sign (-) mean?

Back

The minus sign means to subtract or take away.

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What is 17 - 6?

Back

The result is 11.

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What is 8 - 2?

Back

The result is 6.

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What is 12 - 6?

Back

The result is 6.

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What is 20 - 5?

Back

The result is 15.

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What is 15 - 5?

Back

The result is 10.

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If you have 10 apples and you give away 4, how many do you have left?

Back

10 - 4 = 6 apples left.

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What is the result of subtracting a larger number from a smaller number?

Back

You cannot subtract a larger number from a smaller number without getting a negative number.

Front

What is 14 - 7?

Back

The result is 7.