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Compare and Count On is a free printable Grade 1 maths worksheet on comparing then finding the difference, aligned to Common Core standard 1.NBT.B.3. It prints 16 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Compare and Count On

1.NBT.B.3

NameDate

Work out each answer.

1.35 − 18 =
2.31 − 30 =
3.75 − 19 =
4.66 − 21 =
5.95 − 25 =
6.56 − 13 =
7.38 − 21 =
8.67 − 17 =
9.66 − 16 =
10.29 − 10 =
11.83 − 3 =
12.78 − 2 =
13.57 − 27 =
14.32 − 15 =
15.91 − 10 =
16.69 − 14 =

LessonPrint · 1.NBT.B.3 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Compare and Count On

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.17
  2. 2.1
  3. 3.56
  4. 4.45
  5. 5.70
  6. 6.43
  7. 7.17
  8. 8.50
  9. 9.50
  10. 10.19
  11. 11.80
  12. 12.76
  13. 13.30
  14. 14.17
  15. 15.81
  16. 16.55

Questions about Compare and Count On

What does the Compare and Count On worksheet cover?

It practises comparing then finding the difference — 16 questions for Grade 1, all on Common Core 1.NBT.B.3: Compare two-digit numbers using the greater than and less than symbols. The instruction to pupils is “Work out each answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Compare and Count On practise?

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.NBT.B.3 — 1.NBT.B.3, in the Number & Operations in Base Ten domain for Grade 1. The published standard reads: “Compare two two-digit numbers based on meanings of the tens and ones digits, recording the results of comparisons with the symbols >, =, and <.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Compare and Count On is written for Grade 1, typically ages 6-7. It is one of the sheets on 1.NBT.B.3, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Compare and Count On come with an answer key?

Yes. All 16 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.

How many different versions of Compare and Count On can I print?

25 — one per pupil, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.

Is Compare and Count On free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Compare and Count On, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.

More practice for 1.NBT.B.3

Compare two-digit numbers using the greater than and less than symbols.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 1.NBT.B.3 of the Common Core State Standards for mathematics.