Subtraction within 10
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1 Jack is 14 years old. His brother, Dennis is 5 years younger than him. How old is Dennis?


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Dennis is _____________ years old.

2 Jennifer bought 19 eggs from a supermarket. When she reached home, she realised that 3 of the eggs were rotten. How many eggs were not rotten?

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_____________ eggs were not rotten.

3 Ben made 15 paper boats. Ken made 6 fewer paper boats than Ben. How many paper boats did Ken make?

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Ken made _____________ paper boats.

4 David had 18 ping pong balls at first.
He gave 12 ping pong balls to his friends.
Then, he lost another 3 ping pong balls.
How many ping pong balls did he have left?


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He had _____________ ping pong balls left.



5 Esther brought 5 bottles of milk and 10 curry puffs. Her brother drank 2 bottles of milk and ate 5 curry puffs. Her son drank 1 bottle of milk and ate 2 curry puffs.

(a) How many bottles of milks did Esther have left?


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Esther had ________________ bottles of milk left.

(b) How many curry puffs did Esther have left?


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Esther had ________________ curry puffs left.

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