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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 75
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Subtract.

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

2-digit subtraction (no borrowing)

Class 1–2 · Worksheet 2 · set 75
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Subtract.

  1. 39 − 23 =
  2. 59 − 55 =
  3. 43 − 12 =
  4. 66 − 56 =
  5. 37 − 20 =
  6. 25 − 11 =
  7. 33 − 30 =
  8. 79 − 50 =
  9. 37 − 16 =
  10. 32 − 11 =
  11. 59 − 47 =
  12. 71 − 70 =
  13. 79 − 27 =
  14. 75 − 43 =
  15. 39 − 35 =
  16. 34 − 23 =

2-digit subtraction with borrowing

Class 2 · Worksheet 3 · set 75
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Subtract. Remember to borrow.

  1. 84 − 37 =
  2. 52 − 23 =
  3. 97 − 79 =
  4. 63 − 28 =
  5. 57 − 38 =
  6. 44 − 28 =
  7. 80 − 74 =
  8. 94 − 29 =
  9. 64 − 45 =
  10. 71 − 58 =
  11. 54 − 17 =
  12. 56 − 47 =
  13. 84 − 39 =
  14. 40 − 34 =
  15. 90 − 16 =
  16. 81 − 65 =

3-digit subtraction

Class 3 · Worksheet 4 · set 75
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Subtract.

  1. 785 − 370 =
  2. 832 − 449 =
  3. 657 − 202 =
  4. 741 − 221 =
  5. 959 − 259 =
  6. 491 − 253 =
  7. 755 − 297 =
  8. 789 − 149 =
  9. 614 − 389 =
  10. 753 − 637 =
  11. 301 − 121 =
  12. 546 − 450 =

Subtraction word problems

Class 2–3 · Worksheet 5 · set 75
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Read and solve.

  1. There are 30 pages in a book. Meera has read 8 pages. How many pages are left to read?
  2. Dev had 28 marbles and gave 11 to a friend. How many marbles are left?
  3. There are 80 pages in a book. Riya has read 33 pages. How many pages are left to read?
  4. Aman had 45 marbles and gave 39 to a friend. How many marbles are left?
  5. Dev had 71 marbles and gave 64 to a friend. How many marbles are left?
  6. A shop had 39 balloons. It sold 5. 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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