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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 43
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Subtract.

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

2-digit subtraction (no borrowing)

Class 1–2 · Worksheet 2 · set 43
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Subtract.

  1. 66 − 36 =
  2. 76 − 23 =
  3. 23 − 10 =
  4. 24 − 21 =
  5. 86 − 31 =
  6. 43 − 41 =
  7. 47 − 24 =
  8. 53 − 50 =
  9. 26 − 14 =
  10. 65 − 42 =
  11. 83 − 82 =
  12. 95 − 23 =
  13. 52 − 21 =
  14. 53 − 30 =
  15. 86 − 24 =
  16. 39 − 25 =

2-digit subtraction with borrowing

Class 2 · Worksheet 3 · set 43
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Subtract. Remember to borrow.

  1. 37 − 19 =
  2. 43 − 37 =
  3. 53 − 37 =
  4. 53 − 16 =
  5. 43 − 28 =
  6. 46 − 39 =
  7. 80 − 26 =
  8. 31 − 25 =
  9. 64 − 18 =
  10. 32 − 29 =
  11. 70 − 65 =
  12. 82 − 67 =
  13. 93 − 77 =
  14. 53 − 48 =
  15. 40 − 16 =
  16. 97 − 49 =

3-digit subtraction

Class 3 · Worksheet 4 · set 43
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Subtract.

  1. 381 − 109 =
  2. 716 − 323 =
  3. 328 − 258 =
  4. 468 − 321 =
  5. 708 − 577 =
  6. 422 − 229 =
  7. 680 − 246 =
  8. 447 − 196 =
  9. 398 − 348 =
  10. 507 − 247 =
  11. 970 − 280 =
  12. 424 − 354 =

Subtraction word problems

Class 2–3 · Worksheet 5 · set 43
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Read and solve.

  1. Dev had 37 marbles and gave 21 to a friend. How many marbles are left?
  2. There are 68 pages in a book. Sara has read 35 pages. How many pages are left to read?
  3. Dev had 72 marbles and gave 37 to a friend. How many marbles are left?
  4. Kabir had 71 marbles and gave 55 to a friend. How many marbles are left?
  5. There are 85 pages in a book. Riya has read 62 pages. How many pages are left to read?
  6. A shop had 53 balloons. It sold 14. 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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