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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 51
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Subtract.

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

2-digit subtraction (no borrowing)

Class 1–2 · Worksheet 2 · set 51
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Subtract.

  1. 31 − 10 =
  2. 45 − 40 =
  3. 24 − 23 =
  4. 82 − 21 =
  5. 53 − 23 =
  6. 37 − 27 =
  7. 97 − 11 =
  8. 87 − 56 =
  9. 55 − 14 =
  10. 86 − 76 =
  11. 69 − 42 =
  12. 55 − 43 =
  13. 61 − 41 =
  14. 74 − 62 =
  15. 56 − 15 =
  16. 77 − 53 =

2-digit subtraction with borrowing

Class 2 · Worksheet 3 · set 51
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Subtract. Remember to borrow.

  1. 77 − 28 =
  2. 75 − 68 =
  3. 32 − 13 =
  4. 71 − 43 =
  5. 65 − 19 =
  6. 50 − 39 =
  7. 81 − 26 =
  8. 97 − 79 =
  9. 66 − 18 =
  10. 37 − 18 =
  11. 47 − 28 =
  12. 95 − 89 =
  13. 45 − 19 =
  14. 82 − 65 =
  15. 64 − 45 =
  16. 45 − 37 =

3-digit subtraction

Class 3 · Worksheet 4 · set 51
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Subtract.

  1. 416 − 220 =
  2. 919 − 831 =
  3. 904 − 169 =
  4. 950 − 286 =
  5. 420 − 346 =
  6. 562 − 119 =
  7. 756 − 657 =
  8. 525 − 475 =
  9. 481 − 307 =
  10. 943 − 294 =
  11. 489 − 334 =
  12. 604 − 365 =

Subtraction word problems

Class 2–3 · Worksheet 5 · set 51
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Read and solve.

  1. There are 51 pages in a book. Riya has read 21 pages. How many pages are left to read?
  2. A shop had 65 balloons. It sold 27. How many balloons are left?
  3. A shop had 45 balloons. It sold 29. How many balloons are left?
  4. There are 63 pages in a book. Sara has read 22 pages. How many pages are left to read?
  5. There are 30 pages in a book. Riya has read 25 pages. How many pages are left to read?
  6. There are 33 pages in a book. Riya has read 11 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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