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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 8
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Subtract.

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

2-digit subtraction (no borrowing)

Class 1–2 · Worksheet 2 · set 8
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Subtract.

  1. 56 − 32 =
  2. 37 − 12 =
  3. 35 − 21 =
  4. 43 − 41 =
  5. 24 − 11 =
  6. 47 − 37 =
  7. 58 − 47 =
  8. 51 − 20 =
  9. 99 − 55 =
  10. 27 − 17 =
  11. 81 − 50 =
  12. 83 − 72 =
  13. 94 − 92 =
  14. 83 − 40 =
  15. 73 − 12 =
  16. 65 − 10 =

2-digit subtraction with borrowing

Class 2 · Worksheet 3 · set 8
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Subtract. Remember to borrow.

  1. 50 − 34 =
  2. 81 − 16 =
  3. 94 − 55 =
  4. 34 − 18 =
  5. 40 − 36 =
  6. 37 − 28 =
  7. 51 − 28 =
  8. 30 − 22 =
  9. 92 − 87 =
  10. 34 − 17 =
  11. 72 − 39 =
  12. 67 − 28 =
  13. 66 − 58 =
  14. 36 − 27 =
  15. 87 − 38 =
  16. 83 − 44 =

3-digit subtraction

Class 3 · Worksheet 4 · set 8
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Subtract.

  1. 853 − 392 =
  2. 889 − 144 =
  3. 888 − 734 =
  4. 864 − 672 =
  5. 890 − 624 =
  6. 976 − 213 =
  7. 482 − 321 =
  8. 302 − 158 =
  9. 517 − 143 =
  10. 850 − 123 =
  11. 476 − 204 =
  12. 347 − 278 =

Subtraction word problems

Class 2–3 · Worksheet 5 · set 8
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Read and solve.

  1. Riya scored 78 runs and Raju scored 18 runs. How many more runs did Riya score?
  2. Kabir scored 74 runs and Raju scored 8 runs. How many more runs did Kabir score?
  3. There are 46 pages in a book. Sara has read 26 pages. How many pages are left to read?
  4. Riya had 68 marbles and gave 33 to a friend. How many marbles are left?
  5. Riya had 61 marbles and gave 48 to a friend. How many marbles are left?
  6. A shop had 32 balloons. It sold 6. 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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