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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 34
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Subtract.

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

2-digit subtraction (no borrowing)

Class 1–2 · Worksheet 2 · set 34
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Subtract.

  1. 72 − 62 =
  2. 35 − 13 =
  3. 52 − 10 =
  4. 54 − 12 =
  5. 57 − 54 =
  6. 28 − 20 =
  7. 47 − 21 =
  8. 68 − 31 =
  9. 73 − 70 =
  10. 56 − 26 =
  11. 62 − 32 =
  12. 77 − 17 =
  13. 36 − 30 =
  14. 51 − 11 =
  15. 45 − 34 =
  16. 32 − 30 =

2-digit subtraction with borrowing

Class 2 · Worksheet 3 · set 34
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Subtract. Remember to borrow.

  1. 70 − 51 =
  2. 73 − 38 =
  3. 34 − 17 =
  4. 66 − 19 =
  5. 57 − 39 =
  6. 61 − 48 =
  7. 91 − 39 =
  8. 50 − 35 =
  9. 65 − 16 =
  10. 30 − 22 =
  11. 33 − 16 =
  12. 63 − 35 =
  13. 94 − 58 =
  14. 53 − 35 =
  15. 91 − 55 =
  16. 50 − 49 =

3-digit subtraction

Class 3 · Worksheet 4 · set 34
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Subtract.

  1. 640 − 126 =
  2. 954 − 353 =
  3. 801 − 228 =
  4. 680 − 220 =
  5. 455 − 186 =
  6. 793 − 300 =
  7. 779 − 197 =
  8. 716 − 386 =
  9. 835 − 210 =
  10. 390 − 179 =
  11. 981 − 797 =
  12. 858 − 202 =

Subtraction word problems

Class 2–3 · Worksheet 5 · set 34
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Read and solve.

  1. A shop had 40 balloons. It sold 18. How many balloons are left?
  2. Sara had 26 marbles and gave 18 to a friend. How many marbles are left?
  3. Sara had 67 marbles and gave 60 to a friend. How many marbles are left?
  4. A shop had 49 balloons. It sold 17. How many balloons are left?
  5. Aman scored 49 runs and Raju scored 7 runs. How many more runs did Aman score?
  6. A shop had 62 balloons. It sold 54. 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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