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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 17
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Subtract.

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

2-digit subtraction (no borrowing)

Class 1–2 · Worksheet 2 · set 17
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Subtract.

  1. 46 − 11 =
  2. 99 − 87 =
  3. 38 − 12 =
  4. 75 − 51 =
  5. 21 − 11 =
  6. 81 − 21 =
  7. 28 − 10 =
  8. 72 − 71 =
  9. 25 − 12 =
  10. 78 − 57 =
  11. 31 − 20 =
  12. 84 − 24 =
  13. 96 − 23 =
  14. 79 − 58 =
  15. 78 − 23 =
  16. 57 − 10 =

2-digit subtraction with borrowing

Class 2 · Worksheet 3 · set 17
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Subtract. Remember to borrow.

  1. 53 − 18 =
  2. 80 − 32 =
  3. 95 − 56 =
  4. 90 − 63 =
  5. 96 − 77 =
  6. 37 − 19 =
  7. 95 − 86 =
  8. 81 − 36 =
  9. 44 − 28 =
  10. 67 − 39 =
  11. 52 − 23 =
  12. 62 − 58 =
  13. 82 − 59 =
  14. 90 − 73 =
  15. 63 − 59 =
  16. 63 − 19 =

3-digit subtraction

Class 3 · Worksheet 4 · set 17
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Subtract.

  1. 699 − 535 =
  2. 443 − 139 =
  3. 989 − 639 =
  4. 409 − 282 =
  5. 641 − 127 =
  6. 539 − 364 =
  7. 475 − 195 =
  8. 687 − 456 =
  9. 431 − 218 =
  10. 536 − 271 =
  11. 548 − 221 =
  12. 314 − 118 =

Subtraction word problems

Class 2–3 · Worksheet 5 · set 17
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Read and solve.

  1. A shop had 35 balloons. It sold 24. How many balloons are left?
  2. Sara had 73 marbles and gave 35 to a friend. How many marbles are left?
  3. Riya scored 89 runs and Raju scored 78 runs. How many more runs did Riya score?
  4. A shop had 38 balloons. It sold 11. How many balloons are left?
  5. There are 86 pages in a book. Sara has read 24 pages. How many pages are left to read?
  6. There are 71 pages in a book. Sara has read 21 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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