Taking Away Word Problems
Using subtraction to solve little stories
Taking away helps solve real problems too! Read, then count what is left.
There are 5 birds. 2 fly away. How many are left?
🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦= 3
You have 4 sweets. You eat 3. How many now?
🍬🍬🍬🍬= 1
5 balloons, but 1 pops. How many balloons?
🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈= 4
To solve: find the start number, see how many are taken away, then count what is left.