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SUBTRACTION FACTS TO 12 SHEET 2

Work out these subtraction facts.

1) 7–4 = _____ 16) 12 – 3 = _____

2) 9–3 = _____ 17) 11 – 4 = _____
3) 10 – 5 = _____ 18) 9 – 9 = _____
4) 6–5 = _____ 19) 10 – 6 = _____
5) 8–8 = _____ 20) 12 – 5 = _____
6) 9–5 = _____ 21) 9 – 7 = _____
7) 7–6 = _____ 22) 11 – 10 = _____
8) 10 – 3 = _____ 23) 10 – 8 = _____
9) 12 – 1 = _____ 24) 12 – 12 = _____
10) 5 – 5 = _____ 25) 8 – 6 = _____
11) 8 – 7 = _____ 26) 10 – 4 = _____
12) 6 – 3 = _____ 27) 11 – 8 = _____
13) 8 – 4 = _____ 28) 9 – 4 = _____
14) 10 – 7 = _____ 29) 12 – 9 = _____
15) 9 – 6 = _____ 30) 11 – 6 = _____

Question: is 7 – 5 the same as 5 – 7?

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SUBTRACTION FACTS TO 12 SHEET 2 ANSWERS

1) 7–4 = 3 16) 12 – 3 = 9
2) 9–3 = 6 17) 11 – 4 = 7
3) 10 – 5 = 5 18) 9 – 9 = 0
4) 6–5 = 1 19) 10 – 6 = 4
5) 8–8 = 0 20) 12 – 5 = 7
6) 9–5 = 4 21) 9 – 7 = 2
7) 7–6 = 1 22) 11 – 10 = 1
8) 10 – 3 = 7 23) 10 – 8 = 2
9) 12 – 1 = 11 24) 12 – 12 = 0
10) 5 – 5 = 0 25) 8 – 6 = 2
11) 8 – 7 = 1 26) 10 – 4 = 6
12) 6 – 3 = 3 27) 11 – 8 = 3
13) 8 – 4 = 4 28) 9 – 4 = 5
14) 10 – 7 = 3 29) 12 – 9 = 3
15) 9 – 6 = 3 30) 11 – 6 = 5

Question: is 7 – 5 the same as 5 – 7?

No they are not the same. 7 – 5 means that we start at the number 7 and
take away 5. 5 – 7 means that we start at 5 and take away 7.
Or using an example: if I have 7 pencils, then I can take away 5 of them leaving me
with 2 left. But if I only have 5 pencils, I cannot take away 7 of them.