Subtraction
Subtraction is removing some objects from a group. The meaning of 5-3=2 is that three objects are taken away from a group of five objects and two objects remain.

The subtraction facts for 5 and 6 are:
FIVE
 5-5=0  6-5=1  7-5=2  8-5=3  9-5=4  10-5=5  11-5=6  12-5=7  13-5=8  14-5=9
SIX
 6-6=0  7-6=1  8-6=2  9-6=3  10-6=4  11-6=5  12-6=6  13-6=7  14-6=8  15-6=9
 
 
 
An example of subtraction.

8 - 5 = 3

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 - 1 2 3 4 5 = 1 2 3






What is the Difference between the two Numbers?

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