Addition and Subtraction: Find the Missing Number (1)

In this worksheet, students use subtraction to find the missing number in an addition.

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Key stage: KS 2

Year: Year 3 11+ worksheets

Curriculum topic: Maths and Numerical Reasoning

Curriculum subtopic: Mixed Problems

Difficulty level:

Worksheet Overview

This worksheet is about finding the missing number in an addition.

Example

Find the missing number.

136

192

Answer

Adding and subtracting are opposites (inverses).

So to work out the missing number we simply subtract.

192 - 136 = 56

Answer is 56

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