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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 22
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Subtract.

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

2-digit subtraction (no borrowing)

Class 1–2 · Worksheet 2 · set 22
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Subtract.

  1. 25 − 12 =
  2. 29 − 26 =
  3. 79 − 53 =
  4. 43 − 31 =
  5. 75 − 61 =
  6. 87 − 52 =
  7. 22 − 20 =
  8. 43 − 20 =
  9. 89 − 29 =
  10. 81 − 41 =
  11. 49 − 40 =
  12. 92 − 30 =
  13. 52 − 42 =
  14. 42 − 40 =
  15. 23 − 11 =
  16. 62 − 61 =

2-digit subtraction with borrowing

Class 2 · Worksheet 3 · set 22
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Subtract. Remember to borrow.

  1. 97 − 58 =
  2. 42 − 26 =
  3. 82 − 13 =
  4. 67 − 59 =
  5. 44 − 37 =
  6. 71 − 46 =
  7. 76 − 37 =
  8. 42 − 23 =
  9. 65 − 17 =
  10. 46 − 38 =
  11. 80 − 23 =
  12. 86 − 69 =
  13. 91 − 48 =
  14. 46 − 37 =
  15. 31 − 14 =
  16. 55 − 29 =

3-digit subtraction

Class 3 · Worksheet 4 · set 22
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Subtract.

  1. 912 − 402 =
  2. 775 − 391 =
  3. 593 − 319 =
  4. 727 − 211 =
  5. 972 − 100 =
  6. 381 − 221 =
  7. 887 − 369 =
  8. 781 − 483 =
  9. 700 − 428 =
  10. 611 − 551 =
  11. 590 − 393 =
  12. 965 − 832 =

Subtraction word problems

Class 2–3 · Worksheet 5 · set 22
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Read and solve.

  1. Sara had 32 marbles and gave 7 to a friend. How many marbles are left?
  2. There are 68 pages in a book. Kabir has read 31 pages. How many pages are left to read?
  3. Kabir had 45 marbles and gave 20 to a friend. How many marbles are left?
  4. There are 25 pages in a book. Dev has read 16 pages. How many pages are left to read?
  5. There are 53 pages in a book. Meera has read 30 pages. How many pages are left to read?
  6. There are 86 pages in a book. Kabir has read 55 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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