This skill teaches how to subtract using visual representations. By comparing two groups visually, learners subtract the number in the second group from the first. The remaining count in the first group after removing the equivalent of the second group's count determines the result.
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Subtracting with picture numbers
Test your understanding of subtracting with picture numbers by practicing it! Work through the below exercises to use it in practice.
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Let's remove, or subtract, the number of shapes in the second group from the first group
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We have 6 in the first group and 4 in the second group
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So our subtraction expression would be 6 minus 4
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Subtracting is the same as removing, so let's remove one from the first group for every one we have in the second group
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We are left with 2, so 6 minus 4 equals 2