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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 71
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Subtract.

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

2-digit subtraction (no borrowing)

Class 1–2 · Worksheet 2 · set 71
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Subtract.

  1. 47 − 15 =
  2. 82 − 51 =
  3. 58 − 56 =
  4. 94 − 11 =
  5. 87 − 82 =
  6. 99 − 15 =
  7. 44 − 43 =
  8. 36 − 30 =
  9. 94 − 51 =
  10. 91 − 20 =
  11. 84 − 53 =
  12. 58 − 50 =
  13. 24 − 13 =
  14. 62 − 30 =
  15. 24 − 22 =
  16. 72 − 10 =

2-digit subtraction with borrowing

Class 2 · Worksheet 3 · set 71
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Subtract. Remember to borrow.

  1. 81 − 56 =
  2. 45 − 27 =
  3. 75 − 27 =
  4. 35 − 27 =
  5. 92 − 33 =
  6. 33 − 16 =
  7. 80 − 31 =
  8. 75 − 57 =
  9. 84 − 28 =
  10. 90 − 52 =
  11. 80 − 51 =
  12. 80 − 46 =
  13. 73 − 46 =
  14. 90 − 66 =
  15. 72 − 15 =
  16. 40 − 15 =

3-digit subtraction

Class 3 · Worksheet 4 · set 71
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Subtract.

  1. 532 − 273 =
  2. 302 − 211 =
  3. 542 − 399 =
  4. 657 − 528 =
  5. 906 − 474 =
  6. 598 − 144 =
  7. 362 − 286 =
  8. 651 − 559 =
  9. 515 − 303 =
  10. 442 − 260 =
  11. 868 − 576 =
  12. 522 − 122 =

Subtraction word problems

Class 2–3 · Worksheet 5 · set 71
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Read and solve.

  1. A shop had 38 balloons. It sold 16. How many balloons are left?
  2. Riya scored 51 runs and Raju scored 10 runs. How many more runs did Riya score?
  3. Sara had 58 marbles and gave 6 to a friend. How many marbles are left?
  4. Aman had 50 marbles and gave 5 to a friend. How many marbles are left?
  5. There are 56 pages in a book. Aman has read 37 pages. How many pages are left to read?
  6. Meera scored 48 runs and Raju scored 39 runs. How many more runs did Meera score?

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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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