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Subtraction worksheets — Class 1 to 3, with answers

Free subtraction worksheets: 1-digit, 2-digit without and with borrowing, 3-digit subtraction and word problems — new numbers every set, with answer keys.

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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 40
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Subtract.

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

2-digit subtraction (no borrowing)

Class 1–2 · Worksheet 2 · set 40
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Subtract.

  1. 36 − 26 =
  2. 61 − 20 =
  3. 77 − 30 =
  4. 27 − 16 =
  5. 62 − 42 =
  6. 43 − 30 =
  7. 94 − 42 =
  8. 84 − 43 =
  9. 37 − 26 =
  10. 76 − 41 =
  11. 45 − 14 =
  12. 86 − 65 =
  13. 75 − 12 =
  14. 61 − 50 =
  15. 83 − 12 =
  16. 26 − 24 =

2-digit subtraction with borrowing

Class 2 · Worksheet 3 · set 40
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Subtract. Remember to borrow.

  1. 91 − 73 =
  2. 32 − 26 =
  3. 60 − 29 =
  4. 54 − 45 =
  5. 41 − 29 =
  6. 40 − 15 =
  7. 95 − 79 =
  8. 35 − 27 =
  9. 92 − 65 =
  10. 53 − 47 =
  11. 63 − 54 =
  12. 46 − 19 =
  13. 80 − 49 =
  14. 31 − 14 =
  15. 84 − 36 =
  16. 61 − 22 =

3-digit subtraction

Class 3 · Worksheet 4 · set 40
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Subtract.

  1. 532 − 394 =
  2. 577 − 503 =
  3. 529 − 410 =
  4. 563 − 285 =
  5. 821 − 368 =
  6. 556 − 360 =
  7. 787 − 579 =
  8. 893 − 316 =
  9. 974 − 148 =
  10. 428 − 331 =
  11. 728 − 137 =
  12. 574 − 435 =

Subtraction word problems

Class 2–3 · Worksheet 5 · set 40
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Read and solve.

  1. There are 39 pages in a book. Riya has read 31 pages. How many pages are left to read?
  2. There are 84 pages in a book. Dev has read 28 pages. How many pages are left to read?
  3. Aman scored 71 runs and Raju scored 8 runs. How many more runs did Aman score?
  4. Kabir had 51 marbles and gave 8 to a friend. How many marbles are left?
  5. A shop had 42 balloons. It sold 7. How many balloons are left?
  6. Kabir scored 59 runs and Raju scored 5 runs. How many more runs did Kabir 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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