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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 73
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Subtract.

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

2-digit subtraction (no borrowing)

Class 1–2 · Worksheet 2 · set 73
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Subtract.

  1. 55 − 35 =
  2. 79 − 66 =
  3. 86 − 70 =
  4. 68 − 22 =
  5. 63 − 61 =
  6. 81 − 70 =
  7. 48 − 13 =
  8. 57 − 14 =
  9. 73 − 10 =
  10. 48 − 38 =
  11. 47 − 15 =
  12. 59 − 53 =
  13. 42 − 10 =
  14. 57 − 10 =
  15. 31 − 30 =
  16. 96 − 21 =

2-digit subtraction with borrowing

Class 2 · Worksheet 3 · set 73
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Subtract. Remember to borrow.

  1. 80 − 16 =
  2. 94 − 86 =
  3. 81 − 58 =
  4. 84 − 65 =
  5. 55 − 18 =
  6. 61 − 15 =
  7. 76 − 57 =
  8. 60 − 32 =
  9. 85 − 19 =
  10. 61 − 34 =
  11. 42 − 25 =
  12. 32 − 25 =
  13. 77 − 69 =
  14. 42 − 38 =
  15. 47 − 39 =
  16. 50 − 48 =

3-digit subtraction

Class 3 · Worksheet 4 · set 73
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Subtract.

  1. 961 − 342 =
  2. 475 − 247 =
  3. 429 − 168 =
  4. 338 − 182 =
  5. 402 − 113 =
  6. 650 − 474 =
  7. 768 − 598 =
  8. 468 − 288 =
  9. 320 − 222 =
  10. 904 − 635 =
  11. 442 − 317 =
  12. 728 − 295 =

Subtraction word problems

Class 2–3 · Worksheet 5 · set 73
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Read and solve.

  1. Meera scored 41 runs and Raju scored 7 runs. How many more runs did Meera score?
  2. There are 36 pages in a book. Meera has read 5 pages. How many pages are left to read?
  3. There are 39 pages in a book. Kabir has read 25 pages. How many pages are left to read?
  4. Meera had 29 marbles and gave 7 to a friend. How many marbles are left?
  5. Kabir scored 62 runs and Raju scored 51 runs. How many more runs did Kabir score?
  6. Dev scored 46 runs and Raju scored 14 runs. How many more runs did Dev 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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