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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 44
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Subtract.

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

2-digit subtraction (no borrowing)

Class 1–2 · Worksheet 2 · set 44
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Subtract.

  1. 78 − 24 =
  2. 74 − 12 =
  3. 86 − 80 =
  4. 66 − 41 =
  5. 43 − 23 =
  6. 94 − 40 =
  7. 96 − 52 =
  8. 24 − 13 =
  9. 35 − 34 =
  10. 57 − 32 =
  11. 43 − 40 =
  12. 57 − 56 =
  13. 93 − 91 =
  14. 36 − 13 =
  15. 81 − 40 =
  16. 46 − 33 =

2-digit subtraction with borrowing

Class 2 · Worksheet 3 · set 44
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Subtract. Remember to borrow.

  1. 96 − 59 =
  2. 84 − 28 =
  3. 91 − 78 =
  4. 70 − 57 =
  5. 74 − 47 =
  6. 57 − 19 =
  7. 46 − 29 =
  8. 70 − 64 =
  9. 83 − 14 =
  10. 54 − 28 =
  11. 51 − 24 =
  12. 82 − 45 =
  13. 84 − 39 =
  14. 34 − 18 =
  15. 42 − 35 =
  16. 52 − 35 =

3-digit subtraction

Class 3 · Worksheet 4 · set 44
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Subtract.

  1. 562 − 174 =
  2. 894 − 737 =
  3. 795 − 635 =
  4. 982 − 607 =
  5. 429 − 324 =
  6. 906 − 758 =
  7. 588 − 155 =
  8. 728 − 558 =
  9. 957 − 331 =
  10. 678 − 155 =
  11. 869 − 233 =
  12. 385 − 286 =

Subtraction word problems

Class 2–3 · Worksheet 5 · set 44
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Read and solve.

  1. There are 67 pages in a book. Meera has read 59 pages. How many pages are left to read?
  2. Kabir scored 45 runs and Raju scored 9 runs. How many more runs did Kabir score?
  3. There are 70 pages in a book. Meera has read 8 pages. How many pages are left to read?
  4. There are 47 pages in a book. Kabir has read 18 pages. How many pages are left to read?
  5. Sara scored 43 runs and Raju scored 31 runs. How many more runs did Sara score?
  6. A shop had 26 balloons. It sold 13. 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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