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Count back

Foundation maths · Fieldbook Learning

Name ______________________ Date __________

Count back one number at a time to find the missing number.

  1. Ben thinks: Count back: 4, 3, 2, □
  2. Omar wonders: Count back: 4, 3, 2, □
  3. Jon thinks: Count back: 4, 3, 2, □
  4. Hana says: Count back: 3, 2, 1, □
  5. Nia thinks: Count back: 3, 2, 1, □
  6. Eli asks: Count back: 7, 6, 5, □
  7. Omar wonders: Count back: 7, 6, 5, □
  8. Dara asks: Count back: 5, 4, 3, □
  9. Gus thinks: Count back: 14, 13, 12, □
  10. Jon wonders: Count back: 14, 13, 12, □
  11. Kai wonders: Count back: 6, 5, 4, □
  12. Nia asks: Count back: 7, 6, 5, □
  13. Hana asks: Count back: 41, 40, 39, □
  14. Lia thinks: Count back: 44, 43, 42, □
  15. Mo wonders: Count back: 48, 47, 46, □
  16. Eli says: Count back: 14, 13, 12, □
  17. Omar asks: Count back: 75, 74, 73, □
  18. Lia says: Count back: 65, 64, 63, □
  19. Pia asks: Count back: 62, 61, 60, □
  20. Ana asks: Count back: 33, 32, 31, □
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Answer key: Count back

  1. 1
  2. 1
  3. 1
  4. 0
  5. 0
  6. 4
  7. 4
  8. 2
  9. 11
  10. 11
  11. 3
  12. 4
  13. 38
  14. 41
  15. 45
  16. 11
  17. 72
  18. 62
  19. 59
  20. 30