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Subtraction worksheets — Class 1 to 3, with answers

Free subtraction worksheets: 1-digit, 2-digit without and with borrowing, 3-digit subtraction and word problems — new numbers every set, with answer keys.

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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 56
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Subtract.

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

2-digit subtraction (no borrowing)

Class 1–2 · Worksheet 2 · set 56
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Subtract.

  1. 53 − 50 =
  2. 97 − 43 =
  3. 28 − 25 =
  4. 37 − 20 =
  5. 84 − 61 =
  6. 46 − 45 =
  7. 86 − 71 =
  8. 52 − 51 =
  9. 62 − 21 =
  10. 48 − 40 =
  11. 95 − 43 =
  12. 66 − 22 =
  13. 77 − 66 =
  14. 44 − 23 =
  15. 74 − 62 =
  16. 76 − 73 =

2-digit subtraction with borrowing

Class 2 · Worksheet 3 · set 56
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Subtract. Remember to borrow.

  1. 91 − 59 =
  2. 81 − 22 =
  3. 54 − 18 =
  4. 35 − 29 =
  5. 46 − 27 =
  6. 52 − 16 =
  7. 47 − 18 =
  8. 67 − 19 =
  9. 87 − 49 =
  10. 61 − 44 =
  11. 72 − 48 =
  12. 87 − 18 =
  13. 67 − 28 =
  14. 73 − 14 =
  15. 72 − 49 =
  16. 76 − 27 =

3-digit subtraction

Class 3 · Worksheet 4 · set 56
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Subtract.

  1. 531 − 100 =
  2. 446 − 237 =
  3. 798 − 324 =
  4. 823 − 167 =
  5. 534 − 113 =
  6. 448 − 171 =
  7. 830 − 469 =
  8. 519 − 185 =
  9. 726 − 447 =
  10. 805 − 619 =
  11. 727 − 276 =
  12. 785 − 329 =

Subtraction word problems

Class 2–3 · Worksheet 5 · set 56
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Read and solve.

  1. Riya scored 25 runs and Raju scored 20 runs. How many more runs did Riya score?
  2. A shop had 59 balloons. It sold 16. How many balloons are left?
  3. Sara scored 68 runs and Raju scored 27 runs. How many more runs did Sara score?
  4. There are 25 pages in a book. Riya has read 14 pages. How many pages are left to read?
  5. There are 45 pages in a book. Meera has read 33 pages. How many pages are left to read?
  6. Aman had 66 marbles and gave 35 to a friend. How many marbles 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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