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Subtraction worksheets — Class 1 to 3, with answers

Free subtraction worksheets: 1-digit, 2-digit without and with borrowing, 3-digit subtraction and word problems — new numbers every set, with answer keys.

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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 15
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Subtract.

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

2-digit subtraction (no borrowing)

Class 1–2 · Worksheet 2 · set 15
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Subtract.

  1. 24 − 13 =
  2. 71 − 50 =
  3. 33 − 30 =
  4. 62 − 60 =
  5. 78 − 75 =
  6. 32 − 21 =
  7. 74 − 21 =
  8. 92 − 91 =
  9. 29 − 24 =
  10. 62 − 30 =
  11. 75 − 71 =
  12. 94 − 91 =
  13. 72 − 20 =
  14. 26 − 12 =
  15. 43 − 22 =
  16. 86 − 64 =

2-digit subtraction with borrowing

Class 2 · Worksheet 3 · set 15
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Subtract. Remember to borrow.

  1. 90 − 11 =
  2. 67 − 49 =
  3. 62 − 55 =
  4. 65 − 36 =
  5. 64 − 55 =
  6. 77 − 39 =
  7. 96 − 47 =
  8. 53 − 34 =
  9. 76 − 49 =
  10. 74 − 26 =
  11. 30 − 14 =
  12. 54 − 46 =
  13. 74 − 38 =
  14. 62 − 19 =
  15. 76 − 47 =
  16. 95 − 48 =

3-digit subtraction

Class 3 · Worksheet 4 · set 15
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Subtract.

  1. 977 − 493 =
  2. 391 − 274 =
  3. 483 − 356 =
  4. 317 − 198 =
  5. 811 − 236 =
  6. 631 − 302 =
  7. 629 − 195 =
  8. 454 − 349 =
  9. 472 − 347 =
  10. 803 − 542 =
  11. 413 − 325 =
  12. 596 − 246 =

Subtraction word problems

Class 2–3 · Worksheet 5 · set 15
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Read and solve.

  1. A shop had 60 balloons. It sold 17. How many balloons are left?
  2. Dev had 53 marbles and gave 9 to a friend. How many marbles are left?
  3. A shop had 44 balloons. It sold 19. How many balloons are left?
  4. A shop had 90 balloons. It sold 37. How many balloons are left?
  5. There are 28 pages in a book. Riya has read 5 pages. How many pages are left to read?
  6. A shop had 79 balloons. It sold 33. How many balloons are left?

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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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