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To solve 9 - 3: Start at 9 and count back 3 times: 8, 7, 6. The answer is 6. This 1st Grade Math lesson builds the skill Subtracting by Counting Back with a concept card and practice.

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"Count Back to Subtract (Up to 5)" is a 1st Grade Math lesson in the Subtraction Strategies: Within 20 unit, designed for students around ages 6-7.

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Count Back to Subtract (Up to 5)

1st Grade Math practice: Solve 12 - 2 by counting back.. Part of subtraction strategies: within 20 (Subtraction Strategies: Within 20).

~7 min

To solve 9 - 3: Start at 9 and count back 3 times: 8, 7, 6. The answer is 6.