Worksheet: Subtract to Compare

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In this worksheet, we will practice finding the difference between two numbers and saying how much more or less one number is than another.

Q1:

There are 9 rabbits and 4 carrots.

Subtract to find the difference.

There are rabbits than carrots.

A5 fewer
B5 more

Q2:

There are 8 cats and 5 mice.

Are there fewer cats or mice?

Amice
Bcats

Subtract to find the difference.

There are mice than cats.

A3 fewer
B3 more

Q3:

There are 7 books and 5 pens.

We can subtract to find how many more books there are.

There are 6 buckets and 2 spades.

Subtract to find the difference.

There are buckets than spades.

A4 more
B4 fewer

Q4:

There are 6 brushes and 4 paints.

We can subtract to find how many fewer paints there are.

There are 3 dogs and 7 bones.

Subtract to find the difference.

There are dogs than bones.

A4 more
B4 fewer

Q5:

Benjamin has 6 cats and 5 cows in his farm. He asked his son to compare which is more than the other. After subtracting , his son said, “The cows are more than the cats.” Is he correct?

ANo
BYes

Q6:

Benjamin is old. His brother is old. Find the difference between their ages.

Q7:

The same number belongs in both these boxes.

What is that number?

Q8:

There are 9 frogs and 6 elephants.

After subtracting to find the difference, there are frogs than elephants.

A3 more
B3 fewer

Q9:

There are 5 sheep and 7 dogs.

Subtract to find the difference: .

Are there more sheep or dogs?

ADogs
BSheep

Q10:

There are 5 books and 3 bags.

Subtract to find the difference: .

Are there fewer books or bags?

ABags
BBooks

Q11:

There are 3 red balloons and 5 blue balloons.

What is the difference between 5 and 3?

Are there fewer red balloons or blue balloons?

ABlue balloons
BRed balloons

There are blue balloons than red balloons.

A2 fewer
B2 more

Q12:

There are 5 rats and 3 pieces of cheese.

There are pieces of cheese than rats.

A2 more
B2 fewer