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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 27
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Subtract.

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

2-digit subtraction (no borrowing)

Class 1–2 · Worksheet 2 · set 27
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Subtract.

  1. 96 − 20 =
  2. 84 − 21 =
  3. 36 − 26 =
  4. 75 − 11 =
  5. 86 − 24 =
  6. 77 − 15 =
  7. 99 − 65 =
  8. 89 − 11 =
  9. 78 − 14 =
  10. 57 − 47 =
  11. 87 − 64 =
  12. 97 − 90 =
  13. 89 − 51 =
  14. 77 − 67 =
  15. 67 − 22 =
  16. 91 − 10 =

2-digit subtraction with borrowing

Class 2 · Worksheet 3 · set 27
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Subtract. Remember to borrow.

  1. 33 − 29 =
  2. 54 − 26 =
  3. 66 − 47 =
  4. 63 − 16 =
  5. 30 − 15 =
  6. 36 − 28 =
  7. 55 − 36 =
  8. 94 − 89 =
  9. 63 − 59 =
  10. 61 − 12 =
  11. 97 − 39 =
  12. 96 − 58 =
  13. 63 − 35 =
  14. 53 − 45 =
  15. 85 − 48 =
  16. 85 − 29 =

3-digit subtraction

Class 3 · Worksheet 4 · set 27
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Subtract.

  1. 499 − 107 =
  2. 947 − 561 =
  3. 740 − 323 =
  4. 651 − 271 =
  5. 825 − 579 =
  6. 401 − 220 =
  7. 474 − 200 =
  8. 617 − 234 =
  9. 696 − 637 =
  10. 557 − 369 =
  11. 910 − 295 =
  12. 972 − 601 =

Subtraction word problems

Class 2–3 · Worksheet 5 · set 27
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Read and solve.

  1. Dev had 34 marbles and gave 22 to a friend. How many marbles are left?
  2. A shop had 71 balloons. It sold 10. How many balloons are left?
  3. Dev scored 25 runs and Raju scored 18 runs. How many more runs did Dev score?
  4. Sara scored 36 runs and Raju scored 22 runs. How many more runs did Sara score?
  5. A shop had 52 balloons. It sold 33. How many balloons are left?
  6. A shop had 83 balloons. It sold 60. 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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