Subtraction With Pictures Up To 10 Math Quiz Online
Teaching kids subtraction with images
Subtraction is a math operation that is used to find the difference between two numbers. For example, if we have 7 apples and we take away 3 apples, the difference or the result is 4 apples. We can use subtraction to solve many real-life problems such as finding out how many candies are left if we eat some, or how much money we have left if we spend some.
To perform subtraction, we need to have two numbers: the minuend and the subtrahend. The minuend is the number that we start with and the subtrahend is the number that we take away. For example, in the problem “7 – 3”, 7 is the minuend and 3 is the subtrahend. The result of the subtraction is called the difference.
To represent subtraction using a picture, we can draw a picture of the minuend, and then cross out the subtrahend from it. The remaining objects in the picture represent the difference.
Let’s look at some examples of subtraction with pictures:
Example 1:
We have 7 apples. If we take away 3 apples, how many apples are left?
To solve this problem using a picture, we can draw 7 apples and then cross out 3 of them. The remaining 4 apples represent the difference or the result of the subtraction.
Answer: 4 apples
Example 2:
We have 8 candies. If we eat 3 candies, how many candies are left?
To solve this problem using a picture, we can draw 8 candies and then cross out 3 of them. The remaining 5 candies represent the difference or the result of the subtraction.
Answer: 5 candies
Example 3:
We have 9 cookies. If we eat 4 cookies, how many cookies are left?
To solve this problem using a picture, we can draw 9 cookies and then cross out 4 of them. The remaining 5 cookies represent the difference or the result of the subtraction.
Answer: 5 cookies
We can also use subtraction to compare two numbers. For example, if we have 5 apples and our friend has 3 apples, we can use subtraction to find out who has more apples. To do this, we subtract the number of apples our friend has from the number of apples we have. The result will tell us who has more apples.
In this case, the problem would be “5 – 3”. The result is 2, which means we have 2 more apples than our friend.
We can also use subtraction to find out how many more or how many less of something we have compared to someone else. For example, if we have 8 candies and our friend has 5 candies, we can use subtraction to find out how many more candies we have. To do this, we subtract the number of candies our friend has from the number of candies we have. The result will tell us how many more candies we have.
In this case, the problem would be “8 – 5”. The result is 3, which means we have 3 more candies than our friend.