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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 53
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Subtract.

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

2-digit subtraction (no borrowing)

Class 1–2 · Worksheet 2 · set 53
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Subtract.

  1. 45 − 40 =
  2. 58 − 11 =
  3. 28 − 22 =
  4. 55 − 14 =
  5. 55 − 24 =
  6. 85 − 35 =
  7. 84 − 14 =
  8. 34 − 30 =
  9. 39 − 10 =
  10. 25 − 22 =
  11. 51 − 50 =
  12. 41 − 40 =
  13. 62 − 10 =
  14. 39 − 32 =
  15. 75 − 72 =
  16. 58 − 52 =

2-digit subtraction with borrowing

Class 2 · Worksheet 3 · set 53
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Subtract. Remember to borrow.

  1. 37 − 18 =
  2. 32 − 24 =
  3. 66 − 38 =
  4. 64 − 26 =
  5. 56 − 28 =
  6. 91 − 89 =
  7. 56 − 48 =
  8. 80 − 47 =
  9. 34 − 26 =
  10. 87 − 69 =
  11. 34 − 16 =
  12. 37 − 28 =
  13. 67 − 29 =
  14. 55 − 18 =
  15. 84 − 18 =
  16. 92 − 24 =

3-digit subtraction

Class 3 · Worksheet 4 · set 53
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Subtract.

  1. 918 − 293 =
  2. 378 − 184 =
  3. 467 − 395 =
  4. 475 − 210 =
  5. 818 − 720 =
  6. 616 − 403 =
  7. 427 − 330 =
  8. 343 − 131 =
  9. 720 − 629 =
  10. 433 − 238 =
  11. 683 − 329 =
  12. 939 − 151 =

Subtraction word problems

Class 2–3 · Worksheet 5 · set 53
Name:Date:Score:    / 6

Read and solve.

  1. A shop had 81 balloons. It sold 72. How many balloons are left?
  2. Kabir scored 86 runs and Raju scored 17 runs. How many more runs did Kabir score?
  3. There are 50 pages in a book. Sara has read 32 pages. How many pages are left to read?
  4. Aman had 48 marbles and gave 31 to a friend. How many marbles are left?
  5. Riya scored 60 runs and Raju scored 15 runs. How many more runs did Riya score?
  6. There are 53 pages in a book. Aman has read 27 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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