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Subtraction Finger Chart

A subtraction finger chart is a hands-on reference for practicing counting-back and take-away before they're memorized — a technique widely used in Montessori classrooms. Hover any cell in the grid below to trace it back to its row and column, or scroll down for individual tables you can print or save as a PDF.

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Interactive Subtraction Grid (20 × 20)

Each column is one number's subtraction table — read down a column for the same rows shown on that number's own page below. Scroll down for individual subtraction tables.

Subtraction Grid
− 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
1 0 -1 -2 -3 -4 -5 -6 -7 -8 -9 -10 -11 -12 -13 -14 -15 -16 -17 -18 -19
2 1 0 -1 -2 -3 -4 -5 -6 -7 -8 -9 -10 -11 -12 -13 -14 -15 -16 -17 -18
3 2 1 0 -1 -2 -3 -4 -5 -6 -7 -8 -9 -10 -11 -12 -13 -14 -15 -16 -17
4 3 2 1 0 -1 -2 -3 -4 -5 -6 -7 -8 -9 -10 -11 -12 -13 -14 -15 -16
5 4 3 2 1 0 -1 -2 -3 -4 -5 -6 -7 -8 -9 -10 -11 -12 -13 -14 -15
6 5 4 3 2 1 0 -1 -2 -3 -4 -5 -6 -7 -8 -9 -10 -11 -12 -13 -14
7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 -1 -2 -3 -4 -5 -6 -7 -8 -9 -10 -11 -12 -13
8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 -1 -2 -3 -4 -5 -6 -7 -8 -9 -10 -11 -12
9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 -1 -2 -3 -4 -5 -6 -7 -8 -9 -10 -11
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 -1 -2 -3 -4 -5 -6 -7 -8 -9 -10
11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 -1 -2 -3 -4 -5 -6 -7 -8 -9
12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 -1 -2 -3 -4 -5 -6 -7 -8
13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 -1 -2 -3 -4 -5 -6 -7
14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 -1 -2 -3 -4 -5 -6
15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 -1 -2 -3 -4 -5
16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 -1 -2 -3 -4
17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 -1 -2 -3
18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 -1 -2
19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 -1
20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

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Individual Subtraction Tables 1–20

Subtraction Table for 1
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1 − 1 = 0
2 − 1 = 1
3 − 1 = 2
4 − 1 = 3
5 − 1 = 4
6 − 1 = 5
7 − 1 = 6
8 − 1 = 7
9 − 1 = 8
10 − 1 = 9
11 − 1 = 10
12 − 1 = 11
13 − 1 = 12
14 − 1 = 13
15 − 1 = 14
16 − 1 = 15
17 − 1 = 16
18 − 1 = 17
19 − 1 = 18
20 − 1 = 19
Subtraction Table for 2
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1 − 2 = -1
2 − 2 = 0
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
13 − 2 = 11
14 − 2 = 12
15 − 2 = 13
16 − 2 = 14
17 − 2 = 15
18 − 2 = 16
19 − 2 = 17
20 − 2 = 18

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Subtraction Table for 3
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1 − 3 = -2
2 − 3 = -1
3 − 3 = 0
4 − 3 = 1
5 − 3 = 2
6 − 3 = 3
7 − 3 = 4
8 − 3 = 5
9 − 3 = 6
10 − 3 = 7
11 − 3 = 8
12 − 3 = 9
13 − 3 = 10
14 − 3 = 11
15 − 3 = 12
16 − 3 = 13
17 − 3 = 14
18 − 3 = 15
19 − 3 = 16
20 − 3 = 17
Subtraction Table for 4
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1 − 4 = -3
2 − 4 = -2
3 − 4 = -1
4 − 4 = 0
5 − 4 = 1
6 − 4 = 2
7 − 4 = 3
8 − 4 = 4
9 − 4 = 5
10 − 4 = 6
11 − 4 = 7
12 − 4 = 8
13 − 4 = 9
14 − 4 = 10
15 − 4 = 11
16 − 4 = 12
17 − 4 = 13
18 − 4 = 14
19 − 4 = 15
20 − 4 = 16
Subtraction Table for 5
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1 − 5 = -4
2 − 5 = -3
3 − 5 = -2
4 − 5 = -1
5 − 5 = 0
6 − 5 = 1
7 − 5 = 2
8 − 5 = 3
9 − 5 = 4
10 − 5 = 5
11 − 5 = 6
12 − 5 = 7
13 − 5 = 8
14 − 5 = 9
15 − 5 = 10
16 − 5 = 11
17 − 5 = 12
18 − 5 = 13
19 − 5 = 14
20 − 5 = 15
Subtraction Table for 6
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1 − 6 = -5
2 − 6 = -4
3 − 6 = -3
4 − 6 = -2
5 − 6 = -1
6 − 6 = 0
7 − 6 = 1
8 − 6 = 2
9 − 6 = 3
10 − 6 = 4
11 − 6 = 5
12 − 6 = 6
13 − 6 = 7
14 − 6 = 8
15 − 6 = 9
16 − 6 = 10
17 − 6 = 11
18 − 6 = 12
19 − 6 = 13
20 − 6 = 14
Subtraction Table for 7
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1 − 7 = -6
2 − 7 = -5
3 − 7 = -4
4 − 7 = -3
5 − 7 = -2
6 − 7 = -1
7 − 7 = 0
8 − 7 = 1
9 − 7 = 2
10 − 7 = 3
11 − 7 = 4
12 − 7 = 5
13 − 7 = 6
14 − 7 = 7
15 − 7 = 8
16 − 7 = 9
17 − 7 = 10
18 − 7 = 11
19 − 7 = 12
20 − 7 = 13
Subtraction Table for 8
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1 − 8 = -7
2 − 8 = -6
3 − 8 = -5
4 − 8 = -4
5 − 8 = -3
6 − 8 = -2
7 − 8 = -1
8 − 8 = 0
9 − 8 = 1
10 − 8 = 2
11 − 8 = 3
12 − 8 = 4
13 − 8 = 5
14 − 8 = 6
15 − 8 = 7
16 − 8 = 8
17 − 8 = 9
18 − 8 = 10
19 − 8 = 11
20 − 8 = 12
Subtraction Table for 9
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1 − 9 = -8
2 − 9 = -7
3 − 9 = -6
4 − 9 = -5
5 − 9 = -4
6 − 9 = -3
7 − 9 = -2
8 − 9 = -1
9 − 9 = 0
10 − 9 = 1
11 − 9 = 2
12 − 9 = 3
13 − 9 = 4
14 − 9 = 5
15 − 9 = 6
16 − 9 = 7
17 − 9 = 8
18 − 9 = 9
19 − 9 = 10
20 − 9 = 11
Subtraction Table for 10
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1 − 10 = -9
2 − 10 = -8
3 − 10 = -7
4 − 10 = -6
5 − 10 = -5
6 − 10 = -4
7 − 10 = -3
8 − 10 = -2
9 − 10 = -1
10 − 10 = 0
11 − 10 = 1
12 − 10 = 2
13 − 10 = 3
14 − 10 = 4
15 − 10 = 5
16 − 10 = 6
17 − 10 = 7
18 − 10 = 8
19 − 10 = 9
20 − 10 = 10
Subtraction Table for 11
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1 − 11 = -10
2 − 11 = -9
3 − 11 = -8
4 − 11 = -7
5 − 11 = -6
6 − 11 = -5
7 − 11 = -4
8 − 11 = -3
9 − 11 = -2
10 − 11 = -1
11 − 11 = 0
12 − 11 = 1
13 − 11 = 2
14 − 11 = 3
15 − 11 = 4
16 − 11 = 5
17 − 11 = 6
18 − 11 = 7
19 − 11 = 8
20 − 11 = 9
Subtraction Table for 12
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1 − 12 = -11
2 − 12 = -10
3 − 12 = -9
4 − 12 = -8
5 − 12 = -7
6 − 12 = -6
7 − 12 = -5
8 − 12 = -4
9 − 12 = -3
10 − 12 = -2
11 − 12 = -1
12 − 12 = 0
13 − 12 = 1
14 − 12 = 2
15 − 12 = 3
16 − 12 = 4
17 − 12 = 5
18 − 12 = 6
19 − 12 = 7
20 − 12 = 8
Subtraction Table for 13
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1 − 13 = -12
2 − 13 = -11
3 − 13 = -10
4 − 13 = -9
5 − 13 = -8
6 − 13 = -7
7 − 13 = -6
8 − 13 = -5
9 − 13 = -4
10 − 13 = -3
11 − 13 = -2
12 − 13 = -1
13 − 13 = 0
14 − 13 = 1
15 − 13 = 2
16 − 13 = 3
17 − 13 = 4
18 − 13 = 5
19 − 13 = 6
20 − 13 = 7
Subtraction Table for 14
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1 − 14 = -13
2 − 14 = -12
3 − 14 = -11
4 − 14 = -10
5 − 14 = -9
6 − 14 = -8
7 − 14 = -7
8 − 14 = -6
9 − 14 = -5
10 − 14 = -4
11 − 14 = -3
12 − 14 = -2
13 − 14 = -1
14 − 14 = 0
15 − 14 = 1
16 − 14 = 2
17 − 14 = 3
18 − 14 = 4
19 − 14 = 5
20 − 14 = 6
Subtraction Table for 15
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1 − 15 = -14
2 − 15 = -13
3 − 15 = -12
4 − 15 = -11
5 − 15 = -10
6 − 15 = -9
7 − 15 = -8
8 − 15 = -7
9 − 15 = -6
10 − 15 = -5
11 − 15 = -4
12 − 15 = -3
13 − 15 = -2
14 − 15 = -1
15 − 15 = 0
16 − 15 = 1
17 − 15 = 2
18 − 15 = 3
19 − 15 = 4
20 − 15 = 5
Subtraction Table for 16
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1 − 16 = -15
2 − 16 = -14
3 − 16 = -13
4 − 16 = -12
5 − 16 = -11
6 − 16 = -10
7 − 16 = -9
8 − 16 = -8
9 − 16 = -7
10 − 16 = -6
11 − 16 = -5
12 − 16 = -4
13 − 16 = -3
14 − 16 = -2
15 − 16 = -1
16 − 16 = 0
17 − 16 = 1
18 − 16 = 2
19 − 16 = 3
20 − 16 = 4
Subtraction Table for 17
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1 − 17 = -16
2 − 17 = -15
3 − 17 = -14
4 − 17 = -13
5 − 17 = -12
6 − 17 = -11
7 − 17 = -10
8 − 17 = -9
9 − 17 = -8
10 − 17 = -7
11 − 17 = -6
12 − 17 = -5
13 − 17 = -4
14 − 17 = -3
15 − 17 = -2
16 − 17 = -1
17 − 17 = 0
18 − 17 = 1
19 − 17 = 2
20 − 17 = 3
Subtraction Table for 18
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1 − 18 = -17
2 − 18 = -16
3 − 18 = -15
4 − 18 = -14
5 − 18 = -13
6 − 18 = -12
7 − 18 = -11
8 − 18 = -10
9 − 18 = -9
10 − 18 = -8
11 − 18 = -7
12 − 18 = -6
13 − 18 = -5
14 − 18 = -4
15 − 18 = -3
16 − 18 = -2
17 − 18 = -1
18 − 18 = 0
19 − 18 = 1
20 − 18 = 2
Subtraction Table for 19
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1 − 19 = -18
2 − 19 = -17
3 − 19 = -16
4 − 19 = -15
5 − 19 = -14
6 − 19 = -13
7 − 19 = -12
8 − 19 = -11
9 − 19 = -10
10 − 19 = -9
11 − 19 = -8
12 − 19 = -7
13 − 19 = -6
14 − 19 = -5
15 − 19 = -4
16 − 19 = -3
17 − 19 = -2
18 − 19 = -1
19 − 19 = 0
20 − 19 = 1
Subtraction Table for 20
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1 − 20 = -19
2 − 20 = -18
3 − 20 = -17
4 − 20 = -16
5 − 20 = -15
6 − 20 = -14
7 − 20 = -13
8 − 20 = -12
9 − 20 = -11
10 − 20 = -10
11 − 20 = -9
12 − 20 = -8
13 − 20 = -7
14 − 20 = -6
15 − 20 = -5
16 − 20 = -4
17 − 20 = -3
18 − 20 = -2
19 − 20 = -1
20 − 20 = 0