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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 45
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Subtract.

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

2-digit subtraction (no borrowing)

Class 1–2 · Worksheet 2 · set 45
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Subtract.

  1. 69 − 68 =
  2. 95 − 72 =
  3. 64 − 53 =
  4. 67 − 53 =
  5. 99 − 73 =
  6. 28 − 20 =
  7. 81 − 51 =
  8. 29 − 15 =
  9. 92 − 70 =
  10. 21 − 10 =
  11. 33 − 22 =
  12. 53 − 43 =
  13. 77 − 56 =
  14. 47 − 13 =
  15. 91 − 30 =
  16. 92 − 21 =

2-digit subtraction with borrowing

Class 2 · Worksheet 3 · set 45
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Subtract. Remember to borrow.

  1. 34 − 27 =
  2. 70 − 59 =
  3. 42 − 33 =
  4. 97 − 18 =
  5. 82 − 77 =
  6. 50 − 39 =
  7. 92 − 25 =
  8. 35 − 19 =
  9. 43 − 27 =
  10. 84 − 59 =
  11. 61 − 26 =
  12. 83 − 44 =
  13. 51 − 45 =
  14. 67 − 19 =
  15. 74 − 18 =
  16. 92 − 86 =

3-digit subtraction

Class 3 · Worksheet 4 · set 45
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Subtract.

  1. 882 − 263 =
  2. 737 − 463 =
  3. 759 − 406 =
  4. 345 − 147 =
  5. 701 − 183 =
  6. 302 − 123 =
  7. 428 − 336 =
  8. 992 − 668 =
  9. 603 − 434 =
  10. 333 − 174 =
  11. 899 − 663 =
  12. 409 − 137 =

Subtraction word problems

Class 2–3 · Worksheet 5 · set 45
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Read and solve.

  1. A shop had 66 balloons. It sold 25. How many balloons are left?
  2. Meera had 76 marbles and gave 20 to a friend. How many marbles are left?
  3. Meera scored 60 runs and Raju scored 34 runs. How many more runs did Meera score?
  4. Aman scored 74 runs and Raju scored 51 runs. How many more runs did Aman score?
  5. A shop had 75 balloons. It sold 9. How many balloons are left?
  6. Riya scored 62 runs and Raju scored 14 runs. How many more runs did Riya 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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