Common Core: Kindergarten Math : Knowing how to subtract

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for Common Core: Kindergarten Math

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Example Questions

Example Question #251 : Understanding Addition And Subtraction

Use the triangles Screen shot 2015 08 20 at 11.07.59 ambelow to help you answer the subtraction problem. 

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Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 7\)

\(\displaystyle 6\)

\(\displaystyle 8\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 6\)

Explanation:

We have \(\displaystyle 6\) triangles and we want to subtract \(\displaystyle 0\) triangles, which means the same thing as take them away. \(\displaystyle 0\) means that we don't want to take anything away, so we will be left with what we started with. In this case we have \(\displaystyle 6\) triangles left since we started with \(\displaystyle 6\) triangles. 

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Example Question #62 : Knowing How To Subtract

Use the triangles Screen shot 2015 08 20 at 11.07.59 ambelow to help you answer the subtraction problem. 

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Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 6\)

\(\displaystyle 8\)

\(\displaystyle 7\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 7\)

Explanation:

We have \(\displaystyle 7\) triangles and we want to subtract \(\displaystyle 0\) triangles, which means the same thing as take them away. \(\displaystyle 0\) means that we don't want to take anything away, so we will be left with what we started with. In this case we have \(\displaystyle 7\) triangles left since we started with \(\displaystyle 7\) triangles. 

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Example Question #441 : Operations

Use the triangles Screen shot 2015 08 20 at 11.07.59 ambelow to help you answer the subtraction problem. 


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Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 8\)

\(\displaystyle 6\)

\(\displaystyle 7\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 8\)

Explanation:

We have \(\displaystyle 8\) triangles and we want to subtract \(\displaystyle 0\) triangles, which means the same thing as take them away. \(\displaystyle 0\) means that we don't want to take anything away, so we will be left with what we started with. In this case we have \(\displaystyle 8\) triangles left since we started with \(\displaystyle 8\) triangles. 

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Example Question #63 : Knowing How To Subtract

Use the triangles Screen shot 2015 08 20 at 11.07.59 ambelow to help you answer the subtraction problem. 


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Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 10\)

\(\displaystyle 8\)

\(\displaystyle 9\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 9\)

Explanation:

We have \(\displaystyle 9\) triangles and we want to subtract \(\displaystyle 0\) triangles, which means the same thing as take them away. \(\displaystyle 0\) means that we don't want to take anything away, so we will be left with what we started with. In this case we have \(\displaystyle 9\) triangles left since we started with \(\displaystyle 9\) triangles. 

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Example Question #64 : Knowing How To Subtract

Use the triangles Screen shot 2015 08 20 at 11.07.59 ambelow to help you answer the subtraction problem.

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Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 10\)

\(\displaystyle 9\)

\(\displaystyle 8\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 10\)

Explanation:

We have \(\displaystyle 10\) triangles and we want to subtract \(\displaystyle 0\) triangles, which means the same thing as take them away. \(\displaystyle 0\) means that we don't want to take anything away, so we will be left with what we started with. In this case we have \(\displaystyle 10\) triangles left since we started with \(\displaystyle 10\) triangles. 

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Example Question #65 : Knowing How To Subtract

Use the triangles Screen shot 2015 08 20 at 11.07.59 ambelow to help you answer the subtraction problem. 


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Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 3\)

\(\displaystyle 4\)

\(\displaystyle 2\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 2\)

Explanation:

We have \(\displaystyle 7\) triangles and we want to subtract \(\displaystyle 5\) triangles, which means the same thing as take them away. We can cross off the \(\displaystyle 5\) triangles that we are subtracting, and count the number that we have left. In this case we have \(\displaystyle 2\) triangles left. Subtraction is like counting backwards. We can start at \(\displaystyle 7\) and count back \(\displaystyle 5\).

\(\displaystyle 7,6,5,4,3,2\)

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Example Question #66 : Knowing How To Subtract

Use the triangles Screen shot 2015 08 20 at 11.07.59 ambelow to help you answer the subtraction problem. 


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Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 1\)

\(\displaystyle 2\)

\(\displaystyle 3\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 3\)

Explanation:

We have \(\displaystyle 8\) triangles and we want to subtract \(\displaystyle 5\) triangles, which means the same thing as take them away. We can cross off the \(\displaystyle 5\) triangles that we are subtracting, and count the number that we have left. In this case we have \(\displaystyle 3\) triangles left. Subtraction is like counting backwards. We can start at \(\displaystyle 8\) and count back \(\displaystyle 5\).

\(\displaystyle 8,7,6,5,4,3\)

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Example Question #67 : Knowing How To Subtract

Use the triangles Screen shot 2015 08 20 at 11.07.59 ambelow to help you answer the subtraction problem. 

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Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 4\)

\(\displaystyle 2\)

\(\displaystyle 3\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 3\)

Explanation:

We have \(\displaystyle 9\) triangles and we want to subtract \(\displaystyle 6\) triangles, which means the same thing as take them away. We can cross off the \(\displaystyle 6\) triangles that we are subtracting, and count the number that we have left. In this case we have \(\displaystyle 3\) triangles left. Subtraction is like counting backwards. We can start at \(\displaystyle 9\) and count back \(\displaystyle 6\).

\(\displaystyle 9,8,7,6,5,4,3\)

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Example Question #68 : Knowing How To Subtract

Use the triangles Screen shot 2015 08 20 at 11.07.59 ambelow to help you answer the subtraction problem. 

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Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 2\)

\(\displaystyle 3\)

\(\displaystyle 4\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 2\)

Explanation:

We have \(\displaystyle 9\) triangles and we want to subtract \(\displaystyle 7\) triangles, which means the same thing as take them away. We can cross off the \(\displaystyle 7\) triangles that we are subtracting, and count the number that we have left. In this case we have \(\displaystyle 2\) triangles left. Subtraction is like counting backwards. We can start at \(\displaystyle 9\) and count back \(\displaystyle 7\).

\(\displaystyle 9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2\)

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Example Question #981 : Common Core Math: Kindergarten

Use the triangles Screen shot 2015 08 20 at 11.07.59 ambelow to help you answer the subtraction problem. 

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Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 2\)

\(\displaystyle 3\)

\(\displaystyle 1\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 1\)

Explanation:

We have \(\displaystyle 8\) triangles and we want to subtract \(\displaystyle 7\) triangles, which means the same thing as take them away. We can cross off the \(\displaystyle 7\) triangles that we are subtracting, and count the number that we have left. In this case we have \(\displaystyle 1\) triangle left. Subtraction is like counting backwards. We can start at \(\displaystyle 8\) and count back \(\displaystyle 7\).

\(\displaystyle 8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1\)

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