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Step-by-step practice: Maths · Level 2Chapter 6 · Taking away within 20
Step-by-step Maths Level 2 · Taking away within 20 · Summary

Step-by-step Maths Level 2 Taking away within 20: summary and key words

Part of the Step-by-step Maths Level 2 taking away within 20 chapter. Chapter overview · whole chapter on one page

Chapter summary

SkillMethod
Counting backStart at the first number and count back
DifferenceCount up from the smaller number; count the steps
Through 10Take away the part that reaches 10, then the rest
Taking away 10Only the tens digit changes
Missing and checkingFind the missing part; check by adding back

Can you…?

  • I can count back to take away a number up to 20
  • I can count up to find the difference between two numbers
  • I can use a bond to 10 to take away when I need to go through 10
  • I can take away 10 from a number up to 20
  • I can find a missing number and check by adding

Key terms

take away
subtract; make a number smaller
difference
how far apart two numbers are
subtraction
taking one number away from another
check
use addition to see if the subtraction is right

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