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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 41
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Subtract.

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

2-digit subtraction (no borrowing)

Class 1–2 · Worksheet 2 · set 41
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Subtract.

  1. 59 − 31 =
  2. 45 − 32 =
  3. 81 − 20 =
  4. 67 − 51 =
  5. 67 − 30 =
  6. 29 − 15 =
  7. 98 − 92 =
  8. 68 − 10 =
  9. 61 − 30 =
  10. 23 − 10 =
  11. 71 − 70 =
  12. 91 − 61 =
  13. 26 − 22 =
  14. 99 − 27 =
  15. 93 − 11 =
  16. 21 − 20 =

2-digit subtraction with borrowing

Class 2 · Worksheet 3 · set 41
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Subtract. Remember to borrow.

  1. 90 − 15 =
  2. 56 − 29 =
  3. 77 − 19 =
  4. 33 − 29 =
  5. 56 − 17 =
  6. 75 − 19 =
  7. 42 − 24 =
  8. 95 − 47 =
  9. 94 − 85 =
  10. 87 − 18 =
  11. 84 − 45 =
  12. 31 − 19 =
  13. 31 − 29 =
  14. 80 − 29 =
  15. 83 − 27 =
  16. 65 − 17 =

3-digit subtraction

Class 3 · Worksheet 4 · set 41
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Subtract.

  1. 945 − 680 =
  2. 394 − 231 =
  3. 775 − 438 =
  4. 479 − 165 =
  5. 416 − 293 =
  6. 475 − 384 =
  7. 721 − 536 =
  8. 848 − 204 =
  9. 987 − 570 =
  10. 486 − 355 =
  11. 946 − 114 =
  12. 754 − 267 =

Subtraction word problems

Class 2–3 · Worksheet 5 · set 41
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Read and solve.

  1. Dev scored 72 runs and Raju scored 7 runs. How many more runs did Dev score?
  2. Riya had 74 marbles and gave 25 to a friend. How many marbles are left?
  3. Kabir had 25 marbles and gave 13 to a friend. How many marbles are left?
  4. Kabir scored 88 runs and Raju scored 49 runs. How many more runs did Kabir score?
  5. Dev had 33 marbles and gave 16 to a friend. How many marbles are left?
  6. There are 32 pages in a book. Riya has read 8 pages. How many pages are left to read?

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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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