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Subtraction worksheets — Class 1 to 3, with answers

Free subtraction worksheets: 1-digit, 2-digit without and with borrowing, 3-digit subtraction and word problems — new numbers every set, with answer keys.

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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 24
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Subtract.

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

2-digit subtraction (no borrowing)

Class 1–2 · Worksheet 2 · set 24
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Subtract.

  1. 85 − 71 =
  2. 86 − 14 =
  3. 43 − 10 =
  4. 28 − 13 =
  5. 44 − 13 =
  6. 47 − 42 =
  7. 28 − 25 =
  8. 51 − 20 =
  9. 84 − 40 =
  10. 24 − 12 =
  11. 54 − 51 =
  12. 53 − 32 =
  13. 98 − 75 =
  14. 94 − 72 =
  15. 45 − 10 =
  16. 24 − 20 =

2-digit subtraction with borrowing

Class 2 · Worksheet 3 · set 24
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Subtract. Remember to borrow.

  1. 93 − 47 =
  2. 84 − 76 =
  3. 31 − 16 =
  4. 67 − 49 =
  5. 81 − 16 =
  6. 60 − 54 =
  7. 91 − 35 =
  8. 37 − 19 =
  9. 84 − 46 =
  10. 91 − 25 =
  11. 81 − 69 =
  12. 62 − 33 =
  13. 64 − 35 =
  14. 73 − 39 =
  15. 77 − 58 =
  16. 74 − 27 =

3-digit subtraction

Class 3 · Worksheet 4 · set 24
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Subtract.

  1. 441 − 329 =
  2. 979 − 649 =
  3. 602 − 290 =
  4. 920 − 320 =
  5. 865 − 769 =
  6. 447 − 313 =
  7. 958 − 206 =
  8. 894 − 670 =
  9. 563 − 397 =
  10. 852 − 744 =
  11. 800 − 450 =
  12. 940 − 807 =

Subtraction word problems

Class 2–3 · Worksheet 5 · set 24
Name:Date:Score:    / 6

Read and solve.

  1. Sara had 26 marbles and gave 11 to a friend. How many marbles are left?
  2. There are 57 pages in a book. Dev has read 5 pages. How many pages are left to read?
  3. Aman scored 65 runs and Raju scored 30 runs. How many more runs did Aman score?
  4. Riya scored 68 runs and Raju scored 45 runs. How many more runs did Riya score?
  5. There are 64 pages in a book. Aman has read 8 pages. How many pages are left to read?
  6. A shop had 65 balloons. It sold 17. 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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