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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 61
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Subtract.

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

2-digit subtraction (no borrowing)

Class 1–2 · Worksheet 2 · set 61
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Subtract.

  1. 73 − 62 =
  2. 35 − 11 =
  3. 73 − 22 =
  4. 86 − 14 =
  5. 56 − 23 =
  6. 78 − 32 =
  7. 22 − 21 =
  8. 46 − 16 =
  9. 37 − 33 =
  10. 79 − 75 =
  11. 66 − 12 =
  12. 87 − 80 =
  13. 39 − 30 =
  14. 27 − 12 =
  15. 55 − 13 =
  16. 35 − 20 =

2-digit subtraction with borrowing

Class 2 · Worksheet 3 · set 61
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Subtract. Remember to borrow.

  1. 97 − 58 =
  2. 37 − 19 =
  3. 85 − 17 =
  4. 42 − 37 =
  5. 45 − 36 =
  6. 46 − 19 =
  7. 83 − 76 =
  8. 90 − 41 =
  9. 72 − 55 =
  10. 62 − 55 =
  11. 40 − 37 =
  12. 82 − 24 =
  13. 37 − 18 =
  14. 53 − 24 =
  15. 60 − 28 =
  16. 85 − 18 =

3-digit subtraction

Class 3 · Worksheet 4 · set 61
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Subtract.

  1. 538 − 278 =
  2. 940 − 188 =
  3. 700 − 394 =
  4. 710 − 622 =
  5. 561 − 123 =
  6. 433 − 135 =
  7. 434 − 223 =
  8. 571 − 334 =
  9. 616 − 536 =
  10. 827 − 117 =
  11. 566 − 370 =
  12. 366 − 284 =

Subtraction word problems

Class 2–3 · Worksheet 5 · set 61
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Read and solve.

  1. A shop had 78 balloons. It sold 30. How many balloons are left?
  2. Dev had 38 marbles and gave 13 to a friend. How many marbles are left?
  3. Riya scored 55 runs and Raju scored 5 runs. How many more runs did Riya score?
  4. Meera scored 28 runs and Raju scored 20 runs. How many more runs did Meera score?
  5. A shop had 31 balloons. It sold 26. How many balloons are left?
  6. A shop had 69 balloons. It sold 17. How many balloons 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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