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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 21
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Subtract.

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

2-digit subtraction (no borrowing)

Class 1–2 · Worksheet 2 · set 21
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Subtract.

  1. 45 − 11 =
  2. 96 − 44 =
  3. 38 − 22 =
  4. 67 − 30 =
  5. 51 − 30 =
  6. 39 − 14 =
  7. 59 − 58 =
  8. 24 − 12 =
  9. 46 − 12 =
  10. 95 − 84 =
  11. 53 − 12 =
  12. 23 − 22 =
  13. 68 − 33 =
  14. 44 − 42 =
  15. 69 − 58 =
  16. 81 − 11 =

2-digit subtraction with borrowing

Class 2 · Worksheet 3 · set 21
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Subtract. Remember to borrow.

  1. 52 − 17 =
  2. 93 − 49 =
  3. 32 − 29 =
  4. 42 − 25 =
  5. 83 − 37 =
  6. 60 − 18 =
  7. 53 − 38 =
  8. 32 − 14 =
  9. 36 − 19 =
  10. 42 − 18 =
  11. 81 − 64 =
  12. 71 − 27 =
  13. 51 − 17 =
  14. 60 − 17 =
  15. 75 − 19 =
  16. 94 − 35 =

3-digit subtraction

Class 3 · Worksheet 4 · set 21
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Subtract.

  1. 300 − 224 =
  2. 747 − 495 =
  3. 683 − 544 =
  4. 610 − 501 =
  5. 425 − 270 =
  6. 796 − 191 =
  7. 553 − 335 =
  8. 967 − 301 =
  9. 474 − 166 =
  10. 387 − 147 =
  11. 434 − 259 =
  12. 795 − 321 =

Subtraction word problems

Class 2–3 · Worksheet 5 · set 21
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Read and solve.

  1. There are 89 pages in a book. Kabir has read 45 pages. How many pages are left to read?
  2. There are 64 pages in a book. Dev has read 40 pages. How many pages are left to read?
  3. Sara scored 88 runs and Raju scored 36 runs. How many more runs did Sara score?
  4. Riya had 60 marbles and gave 54 to a friend. How many marbles are left?
  5. Sara scored 70 runs and Raju scored 62 runs. How many more runs did Sara score?
  6. A shop had 54 balloons. It sold 39. 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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