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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 79
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Subtract.

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

2-digit subtraction (no borrowing)

Class 1–2 · Worksheet 2 · set 79
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Subtract.

  1. 41 − 10 =
  2. 93 − 71 =
  3. 88 − 42 =
  4. 56 − 22 =
  5. 83 − 80 =
  6. 57 − 42 =
  7. 91 − 60 =
  8. 45 − 30 =
  9. 59 − 24 =
  10. 96 − 25 =
  11. 46 − 25 =
  12. 92 − 81 =
  13. 35 − 30 =
  14. 85 − 72 =
  15. 98 − 70 =
  16. 22 − 20 =

2-digit subtraction with borrowing

Class 2 · Worksheet 3 · set 79
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Subtract. Remember to borrow.

  1. 65 − 29 =
  2. 60 − 49 =
  3. 51 − 28 =
  4. 37 − 28 =
  5. 63 − 58 =
  6. 66 − 48 =
  7. 91 − 39 =
  8. 51 − 48 =
  9. 96 − 79 =
  10. 46 − 39 =
  11. 43 − 18 =
  12. 94 − 29 =
  13. 60 − 34 =
  14. 73 − 38 =
  15. 41 − 22 =
  16. 62 − 28 =

3-digit subtraction

Class 3 · Worksheet 4 · set 79
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Subtract.

  1. 845 − 232 =
  2. 942 − 337 =
  3. 319 − 161 =
  4. 548 − 407 =
  5. 968 − 355 =
  6. 365 − 265 =
  7. 799 − 300 =
  8. 749 − 234 =
  9. 818 − 211 =
  10. 696 − 590 =
  11. 661 − 114 =
  12. 535 − 385 =

Subtraction word problems

Class 2–3 · Worksheet 5 · set 79
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Read and solve.

  1. There are 75 pages in a book. Dev has read 56 pages. How many pages are left to read?
  2. A shop had 87 balloons. It sold 79. How many balloons are left?
  3. There are 46 pages in a book. Sara has read 33 pages. How many pages are left to read?
  4. A shop had 38 balloons. It sold 8. How many balloons are left?
  5. Sara scored 31 runs and Raju scored 21 runs. How many more runs did Sara score?
  6. A shop had 39 balloons. It sold 16. 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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