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In subtrac on, we take away things from a group and count how much is le .
The symbol for subtrac on is ‘–’ read as minus.
4 – 2 = 2 is read as ‘4 minus 2 equals 2.’
The answer we get a er we subtract is called diff erence.
Look at some more examples.
1. 6 minus 2 = 4
or 6 – 2 = 4
2. 5 minus 4 = 1
or 5 – 4 = 1
1. Count, colour and write the answer.
(a) =
5 – 2 = 3
(b) =
6 – 4 =
(c) =
5 – 1 =
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