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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 47
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Subtract.

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

2-digit subtraction (no borrowing)

Class 1–2 · Worksheet 2 · set 47
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Subtract.

  1. 87 − 83 =
  2. 76 − 14 =
  3. 98 − 38 =
  4. 36 − 31 =
  5. 82 − 81 =
  6. 97 − 66 =
  7. 69 − 36 =
  8. 45 − 42 =
  9. 41 − 21 =
  10. 77 − 47 =
  11. 71 − 61 =
  12. 58 − 43 =
  13. 39 − 37 =
  14. 87 − 74 =
  15. 86 − 11 =
  16. 77 − 36 =

2-digit subtraction with borrowing

Class 2 · Worksheet 3 · set 47
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Subtract. Remember to borrow.

  1. 85 − 49 =
  2. 41 − 16 =
  3. 34 − 19 =
  4. 67 − 48 =
  5. 92 − 29 =
  6. 73 − 17 =
  7. 96 − 79 =
  8. 80 − 24 =
  9. 60 − 47 =
  10. 80 − 23 =
  11. 83 − 55 =
  12. 35 − 19 =
  13. 94 − 86 =
  14. 90 − 38 =
  15. 55 − 36 =
  16. 64 − 47 =

3-digit subtraction

Class 3 · Worksheet 4 · set 47
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Subtract.

  1. 868 − 198 =
  2. 323 − 260 =
  3. 446 − 395 =
  4. 693 − 545 =
  5. 745 − 288 =
  6. 674 − 316 =
  7. 489 − 309 =
  8. 612 − 116 =
  9. 389 − 147 =
  10. 981 − 621 =
  11. 773 − 439 =
  12. 327 − 261 =

Subtraction word problems

Class 2–3 · Worksheet 5 · set 47
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Read and solve.

  1. Meera scored 60 runs and Raju scored 53 runs. How many more runs did Meera score?
  2. A shop had 69 balloons. It sold 34. How many balloons are left?
  3. Aman had 74 marbles and gave 8 to a friend. How many marbles are left?
  4. Kabir had 67 marbles and gave 9 to a friend. How many marbles are left?
  5. There are 47 pages in a book. Riya has read 36 pages. How many pages are left to read?
  6. A shop had 40 balloons. It sold 12. 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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