{"id":11107,"date":"2024-05-21T07:58:29","date_gmt":"2024-05-21T07:58:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1stclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=11107"},"modified":"2026-03-24T09:00:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T09:00:44","slug":"i-7-subtraction-sentences-for-word-problems-numbers-up-to-10","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/1stclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/i-7-subtraction-sentences-for-word-problems-numbers-up-to-10\/","title":{"rendered":"I.7 Subtraction sentences for word problems &#8211; numbers up to 10"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5673a3d92efedc93d17ccaaf1406f9da\" style=\"color:#00056d;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>Subtraction sentences for word problems &#8211; numbers up to 10<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-huge-font-size\"><strong>key points<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-567110ffc2dbc2623aa28079d727c31d\" style=\"color:#e41e1e\"><strong>\ud83d\udd39  What is Subtraction?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Subtraction means <strong>taking away<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It tells us <strong>how many are left<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Example: 5 \u2212 2 = 3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-81f4521226fce8b823425485948b71f0\" style=\"color:#e71414\"><strong>\ud83d\udd39 Understanding Word Problems<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Word problems are <strong>short stories with numbers<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Look for words like:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>take away<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>left<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>gave away<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>lost<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>These words tell us to <strong>subtract<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-6ab6ab094017b94bbdaceec5e18ff43f\" style=\"color:#da0909\">\ud83d\udd39  <strong>Parts of a Subtraction Sentence<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Total (Starting number)<\/strong> \u2192 how many at first<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Take away (Subtract)<\/strong> \u2192 how many go away<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Left (Answer)<\/strong> \u2192 how many remain<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 Example:<br>&#8220;There are 8 apples. 3 are eaten.&#8221;<br><strong>Sentence:<\/strong> 8 \u2212 3 = 5<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-410f684422b0a2cfe29e271ed3b9f492\" style=\"color:#e41a1a\"><strong>\ud83d\udd39 Steps to Solve Word Problems<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Read the problem carefully<\/strong> \ud83d\udcd6<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Find the numbers<\/strong> \ud83d\udd22<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Understand what is taken away<\/strong> \u2796<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Write the subtraction sentence<\/strong> \u270f\ufe0f<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Solve and check<\/strong> \u2714\ufe0f<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-35c28023ee1f7392be6469e2d508cc8c\" style=\"color:#e91a1a\">\ud83d\udd39 <strong>Use Objects or Fingers<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Use <strong>fingers, toys, or drawings<\/strong> to help count.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Example: Draw 6 circles, cross out 2 \u2192 count what is left.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-4c7d601ac23b4ea95b9b048945b92b30\" style=\"color:#e41616\"><strong>\ud83d\udd39 Number Range (0\u201310)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>All subtraction problems use numbers <strong>up to 10<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Answers will also be <strong>10 or less<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-1a1391955b67607d44f1b5b149f8e16c\" style=\"color:#e11111\">\ud83d\udd39 Example Word Problems<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\ud83d\udc26 &#8220;There are 7 birds. 2 fly away. How many left?&#8221;<br>\ud83d\udc49 7 \u2212 2 = 5<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83c\udf6c &#8220;You have 9 candies. You give 4 to a friend.&#8221;<br>\ud83d\udc49 9 \u2212 4 = 5<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83d\ude97 &#8220;There are 6 cars. 1 goes away.&#8221;<br>\ud83d\udc49 6 \u2212 1 = 5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-fd2ea6fe3bf7548834b8c9b47523d495\" style=\"color:#e90b0b\">\ud83d\udd39 <strong>Important Tips <\/strong>\ud83c\udf1f<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Always <strong>start with the bigger number<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Count carefully<\/strong> to avoid mistakes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Practice with <strong>real-life situations<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-95cc608475f38441b52d497c9ebd18a7\" style=\"color:#eb0f0f\">\ud83c\udfaf <strong>Learning Goal<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Students should be able to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Understand simple word problems<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Write subtraction sentences<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Solve problems with numbers up to 10<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-675186b1e81743edbe47dcfe5bbe7b2d\" style=\"color:#df150e\">Understanding Subtraction<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-large-font-size\">\n<li>Subtraction is taking away or finding the difference between two numbers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Symbols: Use the minus sign (-) and the equal sign (=).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-2b5579cb98aa311964fc0038e2c582ea\" style=\"color:#f13e16\"><strong>Subtraction Sentences<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-large-font-size\">\n<li>A subtraction sentence is a mathematical expression, e.g., 8 \u2212 3 = 5.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The first number is the minuend (the total or starting number).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The second number is the subtrahend (the number being taken away).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The result is the difference.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-ab2f2ec7b603723d74d2af63cd759af8\" style=\"color:#f01212\"><strong>Numbers Up to 10<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-large-font-size\">\n<li>Focus on subtraction within the range of 0 \u2013 10.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Examples: 10 \u2212 5 = 5, 6 \u2212 2 = 4, 7 \u2212 7 = 0 .<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-f6d7455e51730fefb9d79d61dec913da\" style=\"color:#ec2a0c\"><strong>Using Word Problems<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-large-font-size\">\n<li>Word problems describe real-life scenarios.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Example: \u201cLily had 7 apples. She gave 3 to her friend. How many does she have left?\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Write the subtraction sentence: 7\u22123 = 4 .<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-cf018d50df050650ce9132f189d674ec\" style=\"color:#e40f0f\"><strong>Steps to Solve Word Problems<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-large-font-size\">\n<li><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> Read the problem carefully.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Step 2:<\/strong> Identify the total, the part taken away, and what is left.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Step 3:<\/strong> Write the subtraction sentence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Step 4:<\/strong> Solve the subtraction sentence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-3fefd20f8ce119a518e5f53333ab5486\" style=\"color:#105000\"><strong>Learn with an example<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-large-font-size\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f4b6b6\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-background-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-b0454b428a262f68dc50138e823410b1\" style=\"color:#b00012\">\ud83d\udd37<strong>Harper has finished reading 4 pages in her library book. The book has a total of 5 pages. How many pages does Harper have left to read?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Write a subtraction number sentence that fits the story.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Write a subtraction number sentence. Subtract the number of pages Harper already read from the total number of pages. First write:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>5 \u2212 4<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Now complete the subtraction number sentence by finding the difference of 5 and 4:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>5 \u2212 4 = 1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background\" style=\"background-color:#c7ddff\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d15d667768d27e54227e3acbd148ce88\" style=\"color:#b00012\">\ud83d\udd37<strong>Mandy has finished reading 2 pages in her library book. The book has a total of 4 pages. How many pages does Mandy have left to read?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Write a subtraction number sentence that fits the story.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Write a subtraction number sentence. Subtract the number of pages Mandy already read from the total number of pages. First write:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>4 \u2212 2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Now complete the subtraction number sentence by finding the difference of 4 and 2:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>4 \u2212 2 = 2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f7c4e9\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0411c4b62d4400d0a6b94a56a4ffdb0f\" style=\"color:#b00012\">\ud83d\udd37<strong>Wendy works at a women&#8217;s clothing store. Yesterday, a total of 5 customers shopped at the store and 2 bought skirts. How many customers did not buy skirts?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Write a subtraction number sentence that fits the story.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Write a subtraction number sentence. Subtract the number of customers who bought skirts from the total number of customers. First write:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>5 \u2212 2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Now complete the subtraction number sentence by finding the difference of 5 and 2:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>5 \u2212 2 = 3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-de9e97447719430221d5ffbb0cb6d2aa\" style=\"color:#d90000\">Let&#8217;s practice!<\/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\/100932\/689\/341\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/1stclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Worksheet-1-2-214-60.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11989\" srcset=\"https:\/\/1stclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Worksheet-1-2-214-60.png 500w, https:\/\/1stclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Worksheet-1-2-214-60-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/1stclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Worksheet-1-2-214-60-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/1stclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Worksheet-1-2-214-60-400x400.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\/100932\/128\/971\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/1stclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Worksheet-1-1-1-217-60.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11990\" srcset=\"https:\/\/1stclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Worksheet-1-1-1-217-60.png 500w, https:\/\/1stclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Worksheet-1-1-1-217-60-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/1stclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Worksheet-1-1-1-217-60-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/1stclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Worksheet-1-1-1-217-60-400x400.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Subtraction sentences for word problems &#8211; numbers up to 10 key points \ud83d\udd39 What is Subtraction? \ud83d\udd39 Understanding Word Problems \ud83d\udd39 Parts of a Subtraction Sentence \ud83d\udc49 Example:&#8220;There are 8 apples. 3 are eaten.&#8221;Sentence: 8 \u2212 3 = 5 \ud83d\udd39 Steps to Solve Word Problems \ud83d\udd39 Use Objects or Fingers \ud83d\udd39 Number Range (0\u201310) \ud83d\udd39<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/1stclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/i-7-subtraction-sentences-for-word-problems-numbers-up-to-10\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">&#8220;I.7 Subtraction sentences for word problems &#8211; numbers up to 10&#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":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-11107","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/1stclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11107","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/1stclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/1stclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1stclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1stclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11107"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/1stclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11107\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20086,"href":"https:\/\/1stclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11107\/revisions\/20086"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/1stclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11107"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}