Subtraction - Discussion + Activity

1. Subtract the
following
mentally.

16. 20 –
10

18. 22 –
11

23. is the opposite of addition.
5 + 3 = 8
8 – 5 = 3 8 – 3 = 5

24. It is the process of taking
away a number from
another.

27. children’s books to
the community
library while Alex
donated 2596 books
also to the same
library. How many
more books did
Alice donate than

28. EJ read 582 pages of
book yesterday. Today,
he read 280 pages
less than yesterday.
How many pages did
he read today?

29. library has
2 040 books.
Some Grade 3
learners will
borrow 1 458
books. How many
books will be
left in the

30. A factory has
2 420 workers,
where 985 are
women. How
many are men?

31. Stand UP & face the monitor
if the equation is correct.
Stand Up & face at the back
if the equation is incorrect.

32. 9876 – 1234 = 8642

33. 6543 – 5421 = 1212

34. 9898 – 2829 = 7169

35. 4321 – 3456 = 865

36. 8642 – 3822 = 4810