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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 55
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Subtract.

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

2-digit subtraction (no borrowing)

Class 1–2 · Worksheet 2 · set 55
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Subtract.

  1. 71 − 30 =
  2. 84 − 80 =
  3. 96 − 21 =
  4. 76 − 33 =
  5. 25 − 14 =
  6. 27 − 20 =
  7. 66 − 25 =
  8. 73 − 31 =
  9. 96 − 81 =
  10. 76 − 55 =
  11. 86 − 70 =
  12. 46 − 20 =
  13. 28 − 27 =
  14. 99 − 56 =
  15. 42 − 40 =
  16. 33 − 30 =

2-digit subtraction with borrowing

Class 2 · Worksheet 3 · set 55
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Subtract. Remember to borrow.

  1. 75 − 46 =
  2. 60 − 22 =
  3. 54 − 26 =
  4. 71 − 53 =
  5. 37 − 18 =
  6. 52 − 24 =
  7. 91 − 74 =
  8. 56 − 18 =
  9. 63 − 38 =
  10. 63 − 25 =
  11. 31 − 19 =
  12. 97 − 88 =
  13. 66 − 17 =
  14. 71 − 56 =
  15. 71 − 25 =
  16. 51 − 45 =

3-digit subtraction

Class 3 · Worksheet 4 · set 55
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Subtract.

  1. 521 − 303 =
  2. 301 − 126 =
  3. 333 − 188 =
  4. 692 − 173 =
  5. 307 − 125 =
  6. 729 − 479 =
  7. 592 − 426 =
  8. 448 − 308 =
  9. 954 − 528 =
  10. 621 − 522 =
  11. 577 − 344 =
  12. 835 − 731 =

Subtraction word problems

Class 2–3 · Worksheet 5 · set 55
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Read and solve.

  1. There are 31 pages in a book. Meera has read 25 pages. How many pages are left to read?
  2. Sara scored 40 runs and Raju scored 27 runs. How many more runs did Sara score?
  3. A shop had 49 balloons. It sold 31. How many balloons are left?
  4. There are 32 pages in a book. Sara has read 8 pages. How many pages are left to read?
  5. Dev scored 44 runs and Raju scored 34 runs. How many more runs did Dev score?
  6. There are 49 pages in a book. Sara has read 40 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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