1st Grade Before, After and Between Worksheet — Getting Started — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the 1st Grade counting worksheet.
1st Grade Before, After and Between Worksheet — Getting Started — Answers
Write the number that comes just before, just after or in between. Numbers to 20.
1.Just before 16 comes (answer space).
Answer: 15
- 16 − 1 = 15
2.Just after 14 comes (answer space).
Answer: 15
- 14 + 1 = 15
3.1, (answer space), 3
Answer: 2
2 is between 1 and 3.
4.Just before 1 comes (answer space).
Answer: 0
- 1 − 1 = 0
5.10, (answer space), 12
Answer: 11
11 is between 10 and 12.
6.Just before 12 comes (answer space).
Answer: 11
- 12 − 1 = 11
7.Just after 18 comes (answer space).
Answer: 19
- 18 + 1 = 19
8.18, (answer space), 20
Answer: 19
19 is between 18 and 20.
9.Just before 20 comes (answer space).
Answer: 19
- 20 − 1 = 19
10.Just after 10 comes (answer space).
Answer: 11
- 10 + 1 = 11
11.17, (answer space), 19
Answer: 18
18 is between 17 and 19.
12.Just before 9 comes (answer space).
Answer: 8
- 9 − 1 = 8
13.Just after 0 comes (answer space).
Answer: 1
- 0 + 1 = 1
14.3, (answer space), 5
Answer: 4
4 is between 3 and 5.
15.Just before 2 comes (answer space).
Answer: 1
- 2 − 1 = 1
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