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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 36
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Subtract.

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

2-digit subtraction (no borrowing)

Class 1–2 · Worksheet 2 · set 36
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Subtract.

  1. 42 − 20 =
  2. 43 − 33 =
  3. 31 − 11 =
  4. 25 − 15 =
  5. 22 − 12 =
  6. 72 − 10 =
  7. 45 − 21 =
  8. 89 − 73 =
  9. 87 − 13 =
  10. 34 − 20 =
  11. 76 − 42 =
  12. 71 − 40 =
  13. 82 − 81 =
  14. 25 − 20 =
  15. 58 − 11 =
  16. 75 − 45 =

2-digit subtraction with borrowing

Class 2 · Worksheet 3 · set 36
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Subtract. Remember to borrow.

  1. 73 − 36 =
  2. 57 − 29 =
  3. 50 − 12 =
  4. 30 − 29 =
  5. 77 − 48 =
  6. 32 − 23 =
  7. 36 − 17 =
  8. 64 − 55 =
  9. 76 − 39 =
  10. 31 − 27 =
  11. 84 − 37 =
  12. 32 − 28 =
  13. 73 − 37 =
  14. 50 − 28 =
  15. 55 − 36 =
  16. 40 − 13 =

3-digit subtraction

Class 3 · Worksheet 4 · set 36
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Subtract.

  1. 367 − 180 =
  2. 320 − 169 =
  3. 864 − 625 =
  4. 727 − 264 =
  5. 896 − 190 =
  6. 441 − 190 =
  7. 923 − 481 =
  8. 703 − 630 =
  9. 691 − 172 =
  10. 624 − 160 =
  11. 801 − 372 =
  12. 966 − 601 =

Subtraction word problems

Class 2–3 · Worksheet 5 · set 36
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Read and solve.

  1. There are 73 pages in a book. Dev has read 27 pages. How many pages are left to read?
  2. Riya had 82 marbles and gave 39 to a friend. How many marbles are left?
  3. There are 37 pages in a book. Kabir has read 17 pages. How many pages are left to read?
  4. There are 70 pages in a book. Sara has read 13 pages. How many pages are left to read?
  5. Dev scored 53 runs and Raju scored 22 runs. How many more runs did Dev score?
  6. A shop had 55 balloons. It sold 38. 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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