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With borrowing

★★★Not the suggested order

For 13 − 8, take 3 to reach 10, then take 5 more: 5.

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14 − 8 = ?

Answer: 6

Steps in this unit · Subtract within 20

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Subtract within 20 · Numbers & Operations

No-borrow subtraction, then borrowing from the ten, then missing numbers.

For 13 − 8, take 3 to reach 10, then take 5 more: 5.

This is step 2 of unit 2, “Subtract within 20”, in Stage 2: Carrying, borrowing and numbers to 100 (ages 8). A round has 10 problems; 90% or better earns three stars. Everything is free with no sign-up, and your stars and XP are saved on this device.