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Word Problems

There are 5 huts in a village. 2 huts are destroyed by the storm.

How many huts are left now?

5 – 2 = 3 huts are left

There are 5 oranges in a basket. 4 oranges are taken away.

How many oranges are left now?

– = oranges are left

Ravi has 6 ice-cream cones. He has eaten 3 of them.

How many ice-cream cones are left now?

– = ice-cream cones are left

6 fish are swimming in a pond. 3 fish are caught.

How many fish are left in the pond now?

– = fish are left

Teacher's Diary
Emphasise the use of words like ‘out’, ‘away’ (take away, run away, go away, fly away), ‘left’,
‘subtraction’, ‘minus’ to build the concept of subtraction.