Subtracting 1 Worksheets
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Subtraction problems that all take away 1, within 20 or from two- and three-digit numbers, stacked or across. Answer key optional.
Class set
One copy for every student: type the first names and get one PDF, with each name on that student's own pages. Every student's pages use the same settings.
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About subtracting 1
The facts for subtracting 1 run from 1 – 1 = 0 to 13 – 1 = 12. Each answer is 1 less than the first number, and adding 1 back gives the first number again: 8 – 1 = 7 and 7 + 1 = 8. Taking 1 from its double leaves 1: 2 – 1 = 1. Taking 1 from 10 leaves 9: 10 – 1 = 9. One fact family: 1 + 7 = 8, 7 + 1 = 8, 8 – 1 = 7 and 8 – 7 = 1.
Three sheets to start with
Within 20
Every problem takes away 1, and the first number is 20 or less. Problem 1 on this sheet is 9 – 1 = 8.
1 – 1 to 13 – 1, across
Within 100 gives every fact from 1 – 1 to 13 – 1, here written across. Problem 1 is 9 – 1 = 8.
Two-digit numbers
1 taken away from two-digit numbers, 20 problems. Problem 1 is 98 – 1 = 97.
How to use it
- 1 is already set under One number in every problem. Choose the numbers, regrouping, the layout and how many problems.
- Press Download PDF, or Print to print it straight away.
- Choose Yes under Answer key to add a second page with every answer, under the same sheet number.
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Charts to print
Times tables
One sheet for each table from 2 to 12: the facts, then a practice column.
Questions and answers
What is on a subtracting 1 worksheet?
Subtraction problems that all take away 1, so 1 is always the second number. At the preset, within 20, the first number is 20 or less and no answer is below zero. The problems come in a mixed order, with a score box and the sheet number.
How do I get every fact from 1 – 1 to 13 – 1?
Choose Within 100 under Numbers. The answers then run from 0 to 12, so the sheet has every fact from 1 – 1 = 0 to 13 – 1 = 12.
How does subtracting 1 link to adding 1?
Each one undoes the other: 7 + 1 = 8, so 8 – 1 = 7. The adding 1 worksheets use the same facts the other way.
Can I take 1 away from bigger numbers?
Yes. Choose Two-digit numbers or Three-digit numbers under Numbers, and 1 is taken away from a number of that size in every problem.
Can a subtracting 1 sheet have borrowing?
Choose With under Regrouping for problems where a column has to borrow a ten, or Without for none. If the numbers chosen have no problem of that kind, the sheet says so and draws any.