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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 18
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Subtract.

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

2-digit subtraction (no borrowing)

Class 1–2 · Worksheet 2 · set 18
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Subtract.

  1. 99 − 41 =
  2. 82 − 62 =
  3. 78 − 54 =
  4. 35 − 30 =
  5. 41 − 10 =
  6. 88 − 45 =
  7. 83 − 80 =
  8. 67 − 66 =
  9. 86 − 83 =
  10. 41 − 11 =
  11. 31 − 10 =
  12. 27 − 24 =
  13. 67 − 56 =
  14. 85 − 54 =
  15. 23 − 21 =
  16. 71 − 61 =

2-digit subtraction with borrowing

Class 2 · Worksheet 3 · set 18
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Subtract. Remember to borrow.

  1. 77 − 69 =
  2. 57 − 39 =
  3. 53 − 29 =
  4. 94 − 27 =
  5. 94 − 55 =
  6. 57 − 48 =
  7. 56 − 49 =
  8. 37 − 19 =
  9. 97 − 58 =
  10. 61 − 32 =
  11. 73 − 65 =
  12. 87 − 58 =
  13. 40 − 27 =
  14. 91 − 12 =
  15. 37 − 29 =
  16. 33 − 26 =

3-digit subtraction

Class 3 · Worksheet 4 · set 18
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Subtract.

  1. 684 − 353 =
  2. 715 − 364 =
  3. 441 − 333 =
  4. 365 − 296 =
  5. 754 − 647 =
  6. 724 − 420 =
  7. 309 − 242 =
  8. 917 − 772 =
  9. 879 − 428 =
  10. 829 − 467 =
  11. 609 − 245 =
  12. 359 − 138 =

Subtraction word problems

Class 2–3 · Worksheet 5 · set 18
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Read and solve.

  1. Meera had 87 marbles and gave 60 to a friend. How many marbles are left?
  2. There are 41 pages in a book. Sara has read 33 pages. How many pages are left to read?
  3. Sara had 48 marbles and gave 11 to a friend. How many marbles are left?
  4. There are 51 pages in a book. Dev has read 17 pages. How many pages are left to read?
  5. A shop had 31 balloons. It sold 7. How many balloons are left?
  6. Sara had 40 marbles and gave 14 to a friend. How many marbles 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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