See the subtraction table of any number, or the tables from 1 to 20 together. Hide the answers to practise, listen to a table being read aloud, learn a trick for each number, and test yourself with a quick quiz. Made for children learning to subtract, and handy for parents and teachers.
Table of 2
3 − 2 =1
4 − 2 =2
5 − 2 =3
6 − 2 =4
7 − 2 =5
8 − 2 =6
9 − 2 =7
10 − 2 =8
11 − 2 =9
12 − 2 =10
Trick to remember the table of 2:
Taking away 2 means counting back two: 11 − 2 → 10, 9.
Quick Quiz
8 − 2 = ?
Score: 0 / 0
How to Use the Subtraction Tables (Minus Tables)
Choose "One Table" and type any number, or tap a number from 1 to 20.
Pick how far the table should go: up to 10, 12, 15 or 20 rows.
Tap "Hide answers" to practise. Say each answer, then tap the ? to check it.
Tap "Listen" to hear the table read aloud (for example "8 minus 3 is 5"), and try the Quick Quiz below it.
Choose "Many Tables" to see several subtraction tables together and print them as a chart.
How to Learn Subtraction Facts Faster
Think of subtraction as finding the gap. For 13 − 8, count up from 8 to 13: that is 5.
Use the addition facts you already know. 9 + 6 = 15, so 15 − 6 = 9 and 15 − 9 = 6.
Use 10 as a stepping stone: 14 − 6 = 14 − 4 − 2 = 10 − 2 = 8.
Order matters in subtraction: 9 − 4 is 5, but you cannot swap the numbers the way you can in addition.
Practise with the answers hidden for five minutes a day, and say each fact out loud.
Quick Tricks
When you see
Trick
− 1
The number just before: 8 − 1 = 7.
− 2
Count back two: 12 − 2 → 11, 10.
− 9
Take away 10, add 1 back: 16 − 9 = 6 + 1 = 7.
− 10
The tens digit goes down by one: 45 − 10 = 35.
Count up
12 − 7: from 7 to 10 is 3, then 2 more to 12, so 5.
Fact family
6 + 8 = 14, so 14 − 8 = 6 and 14 − 6 = 8.
Frequently Asked Questions
Counting backwards is less familiar than counting forwards, and the order of the numbers matters. Linking each subtraction to an addition fact, such as 7 + 5 = 12 so 12 − 5 = 7, makes it much easier.
The table of 3, for example, takes 3 away from the numbers 4, 5, 6 and so on: 4 − 3 = 1, 5 − 3 = 2, up to 13 − 3 = 10. The answers count up 1, 2, 3, which makes the pattern easy to remember.
Yes. Type any whole number up to 1000 in "Table of", for example 25 or 99. In "Many Tables" you can show up to 30 tables at once, such as 21 to 30.
Yes. Use the Print button for a single table, or choose "Many Tables" and "Print these tables" to get a chart, for example 1 to 20, ready to stick on a wall or keep in a notebook.