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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 16
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Subtract.

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

2-digit subtraction (no borrowing)

Class 1–2 · Worksheet 2 · set 16
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Subtract.

  1. 99 − 19 =
  2. 64 − 60 =
  3. 42 − 41 =
  4. 43 − 40 =
  5. 89 − 63 =
  6. 89 − 85 =
  7. 71 − 11 =
  8. 86 − 33 =
  9. 35 − 13 =
  10. 46 − 12 =
  11. 65 − 60 =
  12. 95 − 55 =
  13. 53 − 43 =
  14. 86 − 10 =
  15. 99 − 92 =
  16. 27 − 22 =

2-digit subtraction with borrowing

Class 2 · Worksheet 3 · set 16
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Subtract. Remember to borrow.

  1. 60 − 32 =
  2. 67 − 48 =
  3. 56 − 37 =
  4. 31 − 25 =
  5. 67 − 28 =
  6. 34 − 16 =
  7. 45 − 18 =
  8. 93 − 86 =
  9. 51 − 48 =
  10. 83 − 56 =
  11. 63 − 44 =
  12. 37 − 18 =
  13. 72 − 49 =
  14. 73 − 17 =
  15. 45 − 27 =
  16. 66 − 49 =

3-digit subtraction

Class 3 · Worksheet 4 · set 16
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Subtract.

  1. 841 − 434 =
  2. 332 − 196 =
  3. 366 − 284 =
  4. 774 − 300 =
  5. 446 − 232 =
  6. 938 − 883 =
  7. 647 − 113 =
  8. 582 − 420 =
  9. 948 − 400 =
  10. 708 − 379 =
  11. 841 − 780 =
  12. 368 − 275 =

Subtraction word problems

Class 2–3 · Worksheet 5 · set 16
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Read and solve.

  1. Riya scored 90 runs and Raju scored 6 runs. How many more runs did Riya score?
  2. Dev scored 87 runs and Raju scored 9 runs. How many more runs did Dev score?
  3. A shop had 87 balloons. It sold 82. How many balloons are left?
  4. There are 85 pages in a book. Riya has read 76 pages. How many pages are left to read?
  5. Kabir had 64 marbles and gave 34 to a friend. How many marbles are left?
  6. A shop had 56 balloons. It sold 41. 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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