{"id":125,"date":"2022-04-11T04:57:47","date_gmt":"2022-04-11T04:57:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/2ndclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=125"},"modified":"2025-11-20T06:13:58","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T06:13:58","slug":"f-10-subtraction-word-problems-up-to-18","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/2ndclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/f-10-subtraction-word-problems-up-to-18\/","title":{"rendered":"F.10 Subtraction word problems &#8211; up to 18"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#00056d;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>Subtraction word problems &#8211; up to 18<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-huge-font-size wp-elements-869a5c0b6b78055316c8d0186252dcbd\" style=\"color:#74008b\"><strong>key notes :<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>What is Subtraction? \u2796<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Subtraction means <strong>taking away<\/strong> or <strong>finding the difference<\/strong> between two numbers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Example: 10 \u2013 4 = 6 (Take away 4 from 10, 6 left)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>Understand the Problem \ud83d\udcd6<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read the story carefully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Identify <strong>what you start with<\/strong> (total) and <strong>what is taken away<\/strong> (part).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Look for keywords:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Take away \u2796<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Left \u2796<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Remain \u2796<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How many more\/less \u2796<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>Step 1: Identify Numbers \ud83d\udd22<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Find the <strong>total number<\/strong> and the <strong>number to subtract<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Example: \u201cThere are 15 apples. Tom ate 7 apples. How many apples are left?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Total = 15<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Taken away = 7<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>Step 2: Solve with Subtraction \u2796<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Use <strong>counting backward<\/strong>, <strong>number line<\/strong>, or <strong>mental math<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>15 \u2013 7 = 8<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2705 Answer: 8 apples are left<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>Step 3: Check Your Answer \u2714\ufe0f<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Add the <strong>remaining number<\/strong> and <strong>taken away number<\/strong> to see if it equals the total.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>8 + 7 = 15 \u2705<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>Tips for Word Problems \ud83d\udca1<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Always underline the numbers in the story.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Draw pictures or use objects to <strong>visualize<\/strong> the problem.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Read the question <strong>twice<\/strong> to understand what is asked.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>Common Key Words in Subtraction Problems \ud83d\udddd\ufe0f<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Left, remain, fewer, how many more\/less, take away, give away, sold<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>Practice Makes Perfect \ud83d\udd8d\ufe0f<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Use <strong>small numbers up to 18<\/strong> for easy subtraction.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Try simple stories with <strong>apples, pencils, toys, or candies<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#105000\"><strong>Learn with an example<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background has-large-font-size\" style=\"background-color:#cff9fc\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5890cf4fb07892dcad97f5e2096c8a80\" style=\"color:#b00012\"><strong>Ben has 11 toys in his toy box. One day, he knocks the toy box over and 7 toys spill onto the floor. How many toys are still in the box?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/2ndclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/1666912161260j3kxoj4o-voicemaker.in-speech.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Subtract the number of toys spilt on the floor from the original number of toys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Subtract:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">11 &#8211; 7<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can count backwards to subtract. Start from 11 and count back 7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>11 &#8211; 4 = 7<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The difference is 4. There are 4 toys still in the box.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background has-large-font-size\" style=\"background-color:#f8f8b8\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9dd20bb951ae39673ecaf9b4554ca8fd\" style=\"color:#b00012\"><strong>Last year, Kelly&#8217;s cats caught a total of 18 mice and birds. Her cats caught 9 mice. How many birds did Kelly&#8217;s cats catch last year?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/2ndclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/1666912211833zmsfnr2c-voicemaker.in-speech.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Subtract the number of mice caught from the total number of animals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Subtract:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>18 &#8211; 9<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can count backwards to subtract. Start from 18 and count back 9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>18 &#8211; 9 = 9<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The difference is 9. Kelly&#8217;s cats caught 9 birds last year.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background has-large-font-size\" style=\"background-color:#f8dec9\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d30aa864b63cb3d083e38d1507cd10e8\" style=\"color:#b00012\"><strong>Clare works at a women&#8217;s clothing store. Yesterday, a total of 13 customers shopped at the store and 9 bought skirts. How many customers did not buy skirts?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/2ndclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/1666912251655qlu8vhu-voicemaker.in-speech.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Subtract the number of customers who bought skirts from the total number of customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Subtract:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>13 &#8211; 9<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can count backwards to subtract. Start from 13 and count back 9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>13 &#8211; 9 = 4<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The difference is 4. There were 4 customers who did not buy skirts.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#d90000\">Let&#8217;s practice!\ud83d\udd8a\ufe0f <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/80312\/022\/314\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/2ndclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-3-214.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/2ndclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-3-214.png 500w, https:\/\/2ndclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-3-214-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/2ndclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-3-214-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/2ndclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-3-214-400x400.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/101872\/370\/303\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/2ndclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-1-2-212.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/2ndclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-1-2-212.png 500w, https:\/\/2ndclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-1-2-212-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/2ndclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-1-2-212-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/2ndclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-1-2-212-400x400.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Subtraction word problems &#8211; up to 18 key notes : What is Subtraction? \u2796 Understand the Problem \ud83d\udcd6 Read the story carefully. Identify what you start with (total) and what is taken away (part). Look for keywords: Step 1: Identify Numbers \ud83d\udd22 Find the total number and the number to subtract. Example: \u201cThere are 15<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/2ndclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/f-10-subtraction-word-problems-up-to-18\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">&#8220;F.10 Subtraction word problems &#8211; up to 18&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-125","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/2ndclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/125","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/2ndclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/2ndclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/2ndclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/2ndclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=125"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/2ndclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/125\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22854,"href":"https:\/\/2ndclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/125\/revisions\/22854"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/2ndclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=125"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}