1. Imagine you have 5 🍎 apples.
2. You eat 2 🍎 apples.
3. Now, count how many apples are left:
Start:
🍎 🍎 🍎 🍎 🍎
(5)
➖ 🍎 🍎 🍎 🍎 🍎
(5)
Eat:
🍎 🍎
(2)
➡️ 🍎 🍎
(2)
Left:
🍎 🍎 🍎
(3)
4. So, $5 - 2 = 3$ apples. Great job! 🎉🍎 🍎 🍎
(3)