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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 28
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Subtract.

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

2-digit subtraction (no borrowing)

Class 1–2 · Worksheet 2 · set 28
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Subtract.

  1. 67 − 42 =
  2. 69 − 13 =
  3. 36 − 26 =
  4. 57 − 41 =
  5. 78 − 77 =
  6. 36 − 33 =
  7. 88 − 26 =
  8. 65 − 31 =
  9. 28 − 11 =
  10. 21 − 20 =
  11. 25 − 13 =
  12. 33 − 31 =
  13. 47 − 17 =
  14. 72 − 62 =
  15. 59 − 10 =
  16. 58 − 43 =

2-digit subtraction with borrowing

Class 2 · Worksheet 3 · set 28
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Subtract. Remember to borrow.

  1. 84 − 18 =
  2. 83 − 27 =
  3. 74 − 48 =
  4. 53 − 46 =
  5. 83 − 66 =
  6. 80 − 74 =
  7. 94 − 47 =
  8. 40 − 29 =
  9. 47 − 29 =
  10. 73 − 46 =
  11. 33 − 26 =
  12. 31 − 28 =
  13. 50 − 48 =
  14. 35 − 28 =
  15. 93 − 17 =
  16. 41 − 15 =

3-digit subtraction

Class 3 · Worksheet 4 · set 28
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Subtract.

  1. 368 − 175 =
  2. 674 − 112 =
  3. 678 − 146 =
  4. 619 − 461 =
  5. 746 − 665 =
  6. 457 − 273 =
  7. 922 − 443 =
  8. 802 − 166 =
  9. 635 − 511 =
  10. 847 − 463 =
  11. 800 − 457 =
  12. 661 − 236 =

Subtraction word problems

Class 2–3 · Worksheet 5 · set 28
Name:Date:Score:    / 6

Read and solve.

  1. There are 26 pages in a book. Dev has read 5 pages. How many pages are left to read?
  2. A shop had 75 balloons. It sold 11. How many balloons are left?
  3. Meera scored 90 runs and Raju scored 25 runs. How many more runs did Meera score?
  4. Sara scored 55 runs and Raju scored 37 runs. How many more runs did Sara score?
  5. There are 60 pages in a book. Riya has read 23 pages. How many pages are left to read?
  6. A shop had 71 balloons. It sold 22. 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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