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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 52
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Subtract.

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

2-digit subtraction (no borrowing)

Class 1–2 · Worksheet 2 · set 52
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Subtract.

  1. 82 − 22 =
  2. 52 − 32 =
  3. 21 − 10 =
  4. 29 − 16 =
  5. 64 − 32 =
  6. 51 − 50 =
  7. 82 − 31 =
  8. 73 − 40 =
  9. 88 − 57 =
  10. 82 − 80 =
  11. 95 − 81 =
  12. 69 − 57 =
  13. 47 − 14 =
  14. 59 − 45 =
  15. 65 − 54 =
  16. 32 − 12 =

2-digit subtraction with borrowing

Class 2 · Worksheet 3 · set 52
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Subtract. Remember to borrow.

  1. 81 − 57 =
  2. 62 − 34 =
  3. 73 − 54 =
  4. 65 − 56 =
  5. 95 − 77 =
  6. 90 − 63 =
  7. 85 − 37 =
  8. 44 − 16 =
  9. 55 − 19 =
  10. 41 − 19 =
  11. 61 − 39 =
  12. 97 − 69 =
  13. 85 − 56 =
  14. 36 − 27 =
  15. 40 − 18 =
  16. 50 − 36 =

3-digit subtraction

Class 3 · Worksheet 4 · set 52
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Subtract.

  1. 865 − 768 =
  2. 421 − 335 =
  3. 646 − 497 =
  4. 470 − 222 =
  5. 376 − 245 =
  6. 966 − 897 =
  7. 967 − 697 =
  8. 331 − 188 =
  9. 850 − 236 =
  10. 479 − 203 =
  11. 462 − 377 =
  12. 752 − 100 =

Subtraction word problems

Class 2–3 · Worksheet 5 · set 52
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Read and solve.

  1. A shop had 56 balloons. It sold 39. How many balloons are left?
  2. Aman scored 51 runs and Raju scored 20 runs. How many more runs did Aman score?
  3. There are 49 pages in a book. Dev has read 38 pages. How many pages are left to read?
  4. A shop had 55 balloons. It sold 23. How many balloons are left?
  5. Riya scored 82 runs and Raju scored 19 runs. How many more runs did Riya score?
  6. There are 45 pages in a book. Meera has read 34 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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