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1st Grade Math
14. 1.NBT.C.6
14.5 Completing subtraction images & statements
Completing Subtraction Images and Statements
Learn how to find the missing number in subtraction pictures and equations using counting, addition checks, and place value thinking.
What You'll Learn
Identify which part of a subtraction statement is missing: the minuend, the subtrahend, or the difference
Use a picture with crossed out objects to model a subtraction statement such as \( 9 - 4 = 5 \)
Apply the inverse relationship between addition and subtraction to check or find a missing number
Count up or count back from a known number to figure out the missing part of a subtraction statement
Compare a completed image to its matching number statement to confirm the answer makes sense
What You'll Practice
1
Filling in missing minuends in subtraction equations
2
Finding unknown subtrahends to complete number sentences
3
Solving for missing differences in subtraction problems
Why This Matters
Completing subtraction equations builds your number sense and algebraic thinking. This skill prepares you for solving equations with variables and helps you understand how numbers relate to each other in mathematical operations.
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Subtraction
Number Sense
Missing Numbers
Equations
Inverse Operations

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