Category : 1st Class
It means taking out picture or pictures from group of pictures and finding the remaining as the result of the subtraction.
Take another example:
Here, we count the flowers given before the sign of minus and after the sign of minus. We subtract it through the normal method of subtraction.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Answer: (c)
Explanation
Subtraction in Column
Subtraction in column is done by subtracting the numbers in column. See the given below examples:
27 19 | 39 -17 | 24 -12 | 19 -8 | |||
08 | 22 | 12 | 11 |
49 -36 | 42 -27 | 37 -17 | ||
13 | 15 | 20 |
31 -15 | 65 -56 | 19 -7 | ||
16 | 09 | 12 |
38 -17 | 39 -15 | 28 -7 | ||
21 | 24 | 11 |
Word Problem Based on Subtraction
In this section on we will learn about some real life problems based on subtraction.
James purchased 18 balloons on his birthday and gave 1 balloon to each of his friends. He has 7 friends. How many balloons left with him?
(a) 11 balloons
(b) 10 balloons
(c) 12 balloons
(d) None of these
Answer: (a)
Explanation
balloons
Smith is 4 years younger than Lina. If the age of Lina is 9 years then find the age of Smith?
(a) 4 years
(b) 5 years
(c) 6 years
(d) None of these
Answer: (b)
Explanation
years
A number isless than. Find the number.
(a) 15
(b) 18
(c) 16
(d) 12
Explanation
In a magic box if you put a number, three times. 3 is subtracted from it. Serena putsin this magic box. Which one of the following numbers she will get?
(a) 14
(b) 15
(c) 16
(d) 18
Answer: (c)
Explanation
A student brought 1 dozen toffees on his birthday in the school. He distributed half dozen toffees among his friends. How many toffees left with him?
(a) 4 toffees
(b) 6 toffees
(c) 8 toffees
(d) None of these
Answer: (b)
Explanation
dozen toffees =toffees dozen toffees =toffees toffees
Smith says that he has a number. If you subtract 5 from it, the result will be 7. Find the number.
(a) 11
(b) 13
(c) 15
(d) 12
Answer: (d)
Explanation
In a school there arestudents inand students in. Which section has more students and by how much?
(a) Section A by 9
(b) Section C by 9
(c) Section A by 10
(d) Section C by 10
Answer: (c)
Explanation
Sectionhasmore students than section.
There are mangoes in the basket. William eats mangoes daily. How many mangoes are left after days?
(a) 10 mangoes
(b) 8 mangoes
(c) 12 mangoes
(d) 15 mangoes
Answer: (b)
Explanation
Mangoes eaten by William indays
Mangoes leftmangoes.
A number when subtracted from gives the result. Find the number.
(a) 11
(b) 12
(c) 9
(d) None of these
Answer: (a)
Explanation
The sum of two numbers is. If bigger number isthen find the smaller number.
(a) 8
(b) 7
(c) 6
(d) None of these
Answer:(b)
Explanation
Mixed Problems
In some questions you have to perform both addition and subtraction. See the given below examples:
Solve
To solve this sum, first add the numbers with + sign. That is
Now subtractfrom. That is. So the answer is.
Solve
To solve this sum first writethen add all the numbers with negative sign. That is
Now subtractfrom. That is.
Solve
To solve this sum first write Then add all the numbers with negative sign. That is .
Now subtractfrom. That is.
Solve
To solve this sum first add the numbers with + sign. That is .
Then add the numbers with - sign. That is
Now subtract from.that is .
Steve takes a numberand adds 9 to it and then subtractfrom it. Find the number.
To solve this sum first addand. That is.
Now subtractfrom. That is.
Steve has + + and Smith has + , find how much more money Steve has than Smith?
To solve this sum first add the money Steve has. That is = 17.
Now add the money Smith has. That is7.
Now subtract from . That is - = .
So Steve has more than Smith.
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