LET’S TRY ONE
There are 12 books. Readers borrow 4. How many remain?
8
12 − 4 = 8 books remain.
Learning steps & teaching tips
Find the remaining quantity in a one-step subtraction story.
- Identify the starting amount, the amount removed and what remains.
- Work through the example. Explain how its evidence supports the answer.
- Try a new question; use the explanation to check your thinking.
Try it together
Write or draw your own example with different numbers. Solve it, then ask a partner to check the method as well as the answer.
Identify the starting amount, the amount removed and what remains.