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Subtraction facts to 20

The tricky subtraction facts within 20, shown as jumps back on a number line through 10.

Ages 6–949 cards

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10 − 5
10 − 5 = 5
Count back 5 from 10 and you land on 5.
12 − 8
12 − 8 = 4
12 − 2 takes you to 10, then 6 more back is 4.
15 − 8
15 − 8 = 7
15 − 5 takes you to 10, then 3 more back is 7.

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All 49 facts in this deck

  • 6 − 3 = 3
  • 7 − 3 = 4
  • 7 − 4 = 3
  • 8 − 3 = 5
  • 8 − 4 = 4
  • 8 − 5 = 3
  • 9 − 3 = 6
  • 9 − 4 = 5
  • 9 − 5 = 4
  • 9 − 6 = 3
  • 10 − 3 = 7
  • 10 − 4 = 6
  • 10 − 5 = 5
  • 10 − 6 = 4
  • 10 − 7 = 3
  • 11 − 3 = 8
  • 11 − 4 = 7
  • 11 − 5 = 6
  • 11 − 6 = 5
  • 11 − 7 = 4
  • 11 − 8 = 3
  • 12 − 3 = 9
  • 12 − 4 = 8
  • 12 − 5 = 7
  • 12 − 6 = 6
  • 12 − 7 = 5
  • 12 − 8 = 4
  • 12 − 9 = 3
  • 13 − 4 = 9
  • 13 − 5 = 8
  • 13 − 6 = 7
  • 13 − 7 = 6
  • 13 − 8 = 5
  • 13 − 9 = 4
  • 14 − 5 = 9
  • 14 − 6 = 8
  • 14 − 7 = 7
  • 14 − 8 = 6
  • 14 − 9 = 5
  • 15 − 6 = 9
  • 15 − 7 = 8
  • 15 − 8 = 7
  • 15 − 9 = 6
  • 16 − 7 = 9
  • 16 − 8 = 8
  • 16 − 9 = 7
  • 17 − 8 = 9
  • 17 − 9 = 8
  • 18 − 9 = 9

Bridging ten

Jump to the next ten first, then add what is left.

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