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Write Subtraction Equations from Pictures Worksheet
Count all the objects and the crossed-out objects, then write the whole subtraction equation in three boxes.
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Write Subtraction Equations from Pictures
8 questions, one page, US Letter. Print it and do it on paper.
On the sheet: Count all the objects. Count the crossed-out objects. Write the equation and how many are left.
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About this worksheet
Each picture shows a group with some objects crossed out. The child writes three numbers: how many in all, how many crossed out, and how many are left, as in 5 - 2 = 3.
Here the child builds the equation instead of reading one. Turning a picture into numbers is the same thinking a word problem asks for later, so it is worth doing slowly.
A worked example
5 butterflies, 2 crossed out: ? - ? = ?
- Count all the butterflies, crossed out or not: 5. Write 5 in the first box.
- Count the crossed-out butterflies: 2. Write 2 in the second box.
- Count the butterflies that are left: 3. Write 3 in the last box.
Answer: 5 - 2 = 3
The common mistake
What it looks like: Writing how many are left in the first box, as in 3 - 2 = 1.
Why it happens: The child counts the pictures that stand out as plain and skips the crossed-out ones for the first number.
How to fix it: For the first box, touch every picture, even the ones with an X. The first number is always the whole group.
Ten minutes a day, on paper. We plan what comes next.
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- Mon Write Subtraction Equations from Pictures
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