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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 20
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Subtract.

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

2-digit subtraction (no borrowing)

Class 1–2 · Worksheet 2 · set 20
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Subtract.

  1. 42 − 40 =
  2. 35 − 33 =
  3. 29 − 21 =
  4. 63 − 13 =
  5. 55 − 14 =
  6. 95 − 75 =
  7. 54 − 52 =
  8. 93 − 91 =
  9. 72 − 30 =
  10. 73 − 20 =
  11. 95 − 51 =
  12. 94 − 50 =
  13. 44 − 34 =
  14. 99 − 64 =
  15. 32 − 11 =
  16. 88 − 10 =

2-digit subtraction with borrowing

Class 2 · Worksheet 3 · set 20
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Subtract. Remember to borrow.

  1. 70 − 62 =
  2. 80 − 76 =
  3. 70 − 64 =
  4. 87 − 29 =
  5. 62 − 38 =
  6. 46 − 17 =
  7. 51 − 27 =
  8. 65 − 49 =
  9. 51 − 15 =
  10. 90 − 54 =
  11. 87 − 49 =
  12. 82 − 53 =
  13. 43 − 36 =
  14. 72 − 64 =
  15. 94 − 67 =
  16. 91 − 15 =

3-digit subtraction

Class 3 · Worksheet 4 · set 20
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Subtract.

  1. 851 − 800 =
  2. 396 − 305 =
  3. 707 − 490 =
  4. 901 − 525 =
  5. 970 − 637 =
  6. 302 − 200 =
  7. 598 − 110 =
  8. 631 − 356 =
  9. 533 − 409 =
  10. 707 − 270 =
  11. 343 − 238 =
  12. 820 − 183 =

Subtraction word problems

Class 2–3 · Worksheet 5 · set 20
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Read and solve.

  1. There are 42 pages in a book. Meera has read 34 pages. How many pages are left to read?
  2. Kabir had 45 marbles and gave 9 to a friend. How many marbles are left?
  3. There are 61 pages in a book. Kabir has read 29 pages. How many pages are left to read?
  4. A shop had 69 balloons. It sold 56. How many balloons are left?
  5. A shop had 55 balloons. It sold 49. How many balloons are left?
  6. Aman had 80 marbles and gave 13 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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