Subtraction Math Example 1

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Example 1

easy
There are 7 cookies on a plate. You eat 3 cookies. How many cookies are left? Use \(a - b = c\).

Solution

  1. 1
    Write the subtraction sentence: \(7 - 3 = ?\)
  2. 2
    Start at 7 and count back 3: 6, 5, 4.
  3. 3
    So \(7 - 3 = 4\).

Answer

4 cookies
Subtraction means taking away from a group to find what remains. We start with 7 and remove 3 to get 4.

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Finding the difference between two numbers by removing one quantity from another, or measuring the gap between them.

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More Subtraction Examples

Example 2 medium

A jar has 12 marbles. A child takes out 5 marbles. How many marbles remain in the jar?

Example 3 easy

What is (9 - 4)?

Example 4 medium

There are 15 birds on a fence. 6 birds fly away. How many birds are still on the fence?

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