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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 31
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Subtract.

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

2-digit subtraction (no borrowing)

Class 1–2 · Worksheet 2 · set 31
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Subtract.

  1. 87 − 82 =
  2. 27 − 13 =
  3. 77 − 21 =
  4. 62 − 22 =
  5. 62 − 41 =
  6. 79 − 53 =
  7. 48 − 24 =
  8. 38 − 18 =
  9. 61 − 41 =
  10. 24 − 13 =
  11. 22 − 10 =
  12. 51 − 41 =
  13. 59 − 15 =
  14. 57 − 40 =
  15. 29 − 26 =
  16. 81 − 61 =

2-digit subtraction with borrowing

Class 2 · Worksheet 3 · set 31
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Subtract. Remember to borrow.

  1. 81 − 65 =
  2. 75 − 36 =
  3. 95 − 37 =
  4. 82 − 58 =
  5. 76 − 57 =
  6. 56 − 18 =
  7. 92 − 23 =
  8. 71 − 38 =
  9. 87 − 18 =
  10. 63 − 48 =
  11. 66 − 57 =
  12. 47 − 18 =
  13. 56 − 27 =
  14. 57 − 29 =
  15. 65 − 29 =
  16. 61 − 32 =

3-digit subtraction

Class 3 · Worksheet 4 · set 31
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Subtract.

  1. 500 − 120 =
  2. 373 − 210 =
  3. 868 − 464 =
  4. 876 − 360 =
  5. 788 − 534 =
  6. 668 − 563 =
  7. 586 − 203 =
  8. 488 − 148 =
  9. 940 − 176 =
  10. 409 − 249 =
  11. 675 − 277 =
  12. 300 − 215 =

Subtraction word problems

Class 2–3 · Worksheet 5 · set 31
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Read and solve.

  1. Aman had 65 marbles and gave 55 to a friend. How many marbles are left?
  2. There are 39 pages in a book. Sara has read 32 pages. How many pages are left to read?
  3. There are 66 pages in a book. Riya has read 5 pages. How many pages are left to read?
  4. A shop had 31 balloons. It sold 12. How many balloons are left?
  5. Aman had 47 marbles and gave 14 to a friend. How many marbles are left?
  6. Riya scored 83 runs and Raju scored 41 runs. How many more runs did Riya score?

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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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