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Subtraction worksheets — Class 1 to 3, with answers

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Subtract within 10 (Class 1)2-digit subtraction (no borrowing) (Class 1–2)2-digit subtraction with borrowing (Class 2)3-digit subtraction (Class 3)Subtraction word problems (Class 2–3)

Subtract within 10

Class 1 · Worksheet 1 · set 12
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Subtract.

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

2-digit subtraction (no borrowing)

Class 1–2 · Worksheet 2 · set 12
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Subtract.

  1. 73 − 41 =
  2. 24 − 11 =
  3. 57 − 42 =
  4. 24 − 23 =
  5. 65 − 33 =
  6. 72 − 22 =
  7. 23 − 13 =
  8. 86 − 71 =
  9. 53 − 12 =
  10. 76 − 52 =
  11. 28 − 10 =
  12. 38 − 12 =
  13. 63 − 10 =
  14. 63 − 41 =
  15. 98 − 93 =
  16. 69 − 17 =

2-digit subtraction with borrowing

Class 2 · Worksheet 3 · set 12
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Subtract. Remember to borrow.

  1. 94 − 29 =
  2. 66 − 57 =
  3. 37 − 18 =
  4. 41 − 38 =
  5. 67 − 58 =
  6. 53 − 14 =
  7. 52 − 43 =
  8. 80 − 48 =
  9. 40 − 37 =
  10. 33 − 24 =
  11. 77 − 49 =
  12. 75 − 17 =
  13. 70 − 52 =
  14. 56 − 18 =
  15. 71 − 26 =
  16. 92 − 35 =

3-digit subtraction

Class 3 · Worksheet 4 · set 12
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Subtract.

  1. 758 − 249 =
  2. 888 − 337 =
  3. 556 − 144 =
  4. 495 − 170 =
  5. 881 − 351 =
  6. 789 − 363 =
  7. 560 − 186 =
  8. 792 − 544 =
  9. 633 − 125 =
  10. 577 − 383 =
  11. 924 − 641 =
  12. 661 − 555 =

Subtraction word problems

Class 2–3 · Worksheet 5 · set 12
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Read and solve.

  1. There are 43 pages in a book. Dev has read 12 pages. How many pages are left to read?
  2. A shop had 77 balloons. It sold 39. How many balloons are left?
  3. Kabir had 37 marbles and gave 23 to a friend. How many marbles are left?
  4. Dev had 59 marbles and gave 45 to a friend. How many marbles are left?
  5. A shop had 38 balloons. It sold 18. How many balloons are left?
  6. There are 87 pages in a book. Dev has read 69 pages. How many pages are left to read?

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What is borrowing in subtraction?

When the top digit is smaller, we take 1 from the next place: 1 ten becomes 10 ones. Example: 52 − 27 → 12 − 7 = 5 ones, 4 − 2 = 2 tens → 25.

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