Subtraction Flashcard

Front

What is subtraction?

Back

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

Front

What does the minus sign (-) mean?

Back

The minus sign means to subtract or take away.

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If you have 10 apples and you give away 3, how many do you have left?

Back

7 apples.

Front

What is 5 - 2?

Back

3.

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If there are 15 birds and 6 are left, how many flew away?

Back

9 birds flew away.

Front

What is the result of 12 - 2?

Back

10.

Front

What is 16 - 2?

Back

14.

Front

What is 18 - 5?

Back

13.

Front

What does it mean to 'subtract using a number line'?

Back

It means to visualize subtraction by counting backwards on a number line.

Front

If you subtract a larger number from a smaller number, what happens?

Back

You get a negative number.