Subtraction within 20: Practice and Quizzes for Year 3 Maths

Question 1

Find the answer to 20 minus 14

Accepted Answer

8

Answer

6

Answer

7

Answer

9

Question 2

Which of these equations shows 12 minus 5?

Accepted Answer

12 - 5

Answer

5 - 12

Answer

12 + 5

Answer

5 - 12

Question 3

Which number sentence is correct?

Accepted Answer

10 - 5 = 5

Answer

10 - 5 = 15

Answer

5 - 10 = 15

Answer

5 - 10 = 5

Question 4

Subtract 15 from 20. What is the answer?

Accepted Answer

4

Answer

3

Answer

5

Answer

6

Question 5

What is 15 take away 7?

Accepted Answer

8

Answer

10

Answer

12

Answer

14

Question 6

Find the difference between 18 and 9.

Accepted Answer

7

Answer

9

Answer

11

Answer

13

Question 7

What is the equation that shows the difference between 15 and 8?

Accepted Answer

15 - 8

Answer

15 + 8

Answer

8 - 15

Answer

8 + 15

Question 8

Which number sentence shows taking away 5 from 13?

Accepted Answer

13 - 5

Answer

5 - 13

Answer

13 + 5

Answer

5 + 13

Question 9

A train has 20 passengers. At the next station, 6 passengers get off. How many passengers are left on the train?

Accepted Answer

12

Answer

13

Answer

14

Answer

15

Question 10

What is the difference between 13 and 6?

Accepted Answer

7

Answer

8

Answer

9

Answer

6

Question 11

Find the difference between 17 and 9.

Accepted Answer

8

Answer

10

Answer

9

Answer

7

Question 12

Which number sentence shows subtracting 5 from 17?

Accepted Answer

17 - 5

Answer

17 + 5

Answer

5 - 17

Question 13

What is the answer to 15 - 7?

Accepted Answer

8

Answer

6

Answer

9

Question 14

Which equation correctly represents the subtraction of 5 from 14?

Accepted Answer

14 - 5 = 9

Answer

14 + 5 = 9

Answer

9 - 5 = 14

Answer

5 - 14 = 9

Question 15

Which expression represents the subtraction of 9 from 15?

Accepted Answer

15 - 9

Answer

9 x 15

Answer

15 + 9

Answer

9 - 15

Question 16

There are 17 birds sitting on a tree. 9 birds fly away. How many birds are left?

Accepted Answer

8

Answer

6

Answer

12

Answer

26

Question 17

Which equation shows us how to find the difference between 13 and 6?

Accepted Answer

13 - 6 = ?

Answer

6 - 13 = ?

Answer

13 + 6 = ?

Answer

13 - ? = 6

Question 18

Sarah had 16 crayons. She gave 5 to her friend. Write a number sentence to show how many crayons Sarah has left.

Accepted Answer

16 - 5 = 11

Answer

5 + 6 = 11

Answer

16 + 5 = 21

Answer

11 - 5 = 6

Question 19

Tom has 12 marbles. He loses 4 marbles. How many marbles does Tom have now?

Accepted Answer

8

Answer

14

Answer

4

Answer

16

Question 20

What needs to be subtracted from 19 to get 11?

Accepted Answer

8

Answer

7

Answer

30

Answer

9

Question 21

What is the difference between 20 and 9?

Accepted Answer

11

Answer

29

Answer

10

Answer

19