Subtraction tables

This exercise is an aid to learning the subtraction tables.

It is useful to remember that one addition operation corresponds to two subtraction operations. To the addition operation 3+2=5 correspond the operations :

  • 5-3=2
  • 5-2=3

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Reminder of the subtraction tables.

Subtractions from 2 :

2-0=2
2-1=1
2-2=0

Subtractions from 3 :

3-0=3
3-1=2
3-2=1
3-3=0

Subtractions from 4 :

4-0=4
4-1=3
4-2=2
4-3=1
4-4=0

Subtractions from 5 :

5-0=5
5-1=4
5-2=3
5-3=2
5-4=1
5-5=0

Subtractions from 6 :

6-0=6
6-1=5
6-2=4
6-3=3
6-4=2
6-5=1
6-6=0

Subtractions from 7 :

7-0=7
7-1=6
7-2=5
7-3=4
7-4=3
7-5=2
7-6=1
7-7=0

Subtractions from 8 :

8-0=8
8-1=7
8-2=6
8-3=5
8-4=4
8-5=3
8-6=2
8-7=1
8-8=0

Subtractions from 9 :

9-0=9
9-1=8
9-2=7
9-3=6
9-4=5
9-5=4
9-6=3
9-7=2
9-8=1
9-9=0

Subtractions from 10 :

10-1=9
10-2=8
10-3=7
10-4=6
10-5=5
10-6=4
10-7=3
10-8=2
10-9=1

Subtractions from 11 :

11-2=9
11-3=8
11-4=7
11-5=6
11-6=5
11-7=4
11-8=3
11-9=2

Subtractions from 12 :

12-3=9
12-4=8
12-5=7
12-6=6
12-7=5
12-8=4
12-9=3

Subtractions from 13 :

13-4=9
13-5=8
13-6=7
13-7=6
13-8=5
13-9=4

Subtractions from 14 :

14-5=9
14-6=8
14-7=7
14-8=6
14-9=5

Subtractions from 15 :

15-6=9
15-7=8
15-8=7
15-9=6

Subtractions from 16 :

16-7=9
16-8=8
16-9=7

Subtractions from 17 :

17-8=9
17-9=8

Subtractions from 18 :

18-9=9

Tips for subtracting a digit from a number greater than 10.

  • To subtract 9 from a number, I add 1 to the number and subtract 10.
  • To subtract 8 from a number, I add 2 to the number and subtract 10.
  • To subtract 7 from a number, I add 3 to the number and subtract 10.
  • To subtract 6 from a number, I add 4 to the number and subtract 10.

For more information, see Addition and Subtraction, Concept of complement to 10