Name Date

SUBTRACTION UP TO 12 SHEET 1

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

1) 3 - 2 = 13) 9 - 3 =
2) 5 - 1 = 14) 7 - 4 =
3) 8 - 0 = 15) 11 - 2 =
4) 4 - 1 = 16) 8 - 4 =
5) 5 - 2 = 17) 5 - 5 =
6) 6 - 3 = 18) 7 - 5 =
7) 9 - 2 = 19) 8 - 5 =
8) 10 - 1 = 20) 12 - 3 =
9) 5 - 4 = 21) 7 - 7 =
10) 8 - 2 = 22) 8 - 7 =
11) 10 - 2 = 23) 6 - 5 =
12) 11 - 1 = 24) 9 - 6 =
Key question: what happens when you take away the number you
start with (e.g. 5 – 5, 7 – 7)?
Name Date

SUBTRACTION – UP TO 12 SHEET 1 ANSWERS

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
1) 3 - 2 = 5 13) 9 - 3 = 6
2) 5 - 1 = 6 14) 7 - 4 = 3
3) 8 - 0 = 8 15) 11 - 2 = 9
4) 4 - 1 = 3 16) 8 - 4 = 4
5) 5 - 2 = 3 17) 5 - 5 = 0
6) 6 - 3 = 3 18) 7 - 5 = 2
7) 9 - 2 = 7 19) 8 - 5 = 3
8) 10 - 1 = 9 20) 12 - 3 = 9
9) 5 - 4 = 1 21) 7 - 7 = 0
10) 8 - 2 = 6 22) 8 - 7 = 1
11) 10 - 2 = 8 23) 6 - 5 = 1
12) 11 - 1 = 10 24) 9 - 6 = 3
Key question: what happens when you take away the number you
start with (e.g. 5 – 5, 7 – 7)? The answer is always zero.