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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 81
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Subtract.

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

2-digit subtraction (no borrowing)

Class 1–2 · Worksheet 2 · set 81
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Subtract.

  1. 54 − 30 =
  2. 62 − 30 =
  3. 29 − 18 =
  4. 88 − 65 =
  5. 97 − 53 =
  6. 25 − 20 =
  7. 57 − 10 =
  8. 29 − 12 =
  9. 44 − 24 =
  10. 54 − 21 =
  11. 69 − 31 =
  12. 29 − 24 =
  13. 85 − 15 =
  14. 46 − 42 =
  15. 69 − 46 =
  16. 66 − 56 =

2-digit subtraction with borrowing

Class 2 · Worksheet 3 · set 81
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Subtract. Remember to borrow.

  1. 62 − 19 =
  2. 74 − 66 =
  3. 73 − 38 =
  4. 75 − 19 =
  5. 72 − 27 =
  6. 47 − 39 =
  7. 60 − 35 =
  8. 40 − 33 =
  9. 72 − 24 =
  10. 95 − 46 =
  11. 80 − 71 =
  12. 54 − 39 =
  13. 43 − 27 =
  14. 77 − 58 =
  15. 93 − 74 =
  16. 97 − 48 =

3-digit subtraction

Class 3 · Worksheet 4 · set 81
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Subtract.

  1. 817 − 104 =
  2. 384 − 322 =
  3. 472 − 288 =
  4. 992 − 810 =
  5. 843 − 434 =
  6. 561 − 412 =
  7. 892 − 754 =
  8. 655 − 604 =
  9. 745 − 640 =
  10. 448 − 149 =
  11. 750 − 165 =
  12. 554 − 454 =

Subtraction word problems

Class 2–3 · Worksheet 5 · set 81
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Read and solve.

  1. There are 37 pages in a book. Aman has read 23 pages. How many pages are left to read?
  2. A shop had 60 balloons. It sold 41. How many balloons are left?
  3. A shop had 29 balloons. It sold 14. How many balloons are left?
  4. Kabir had 69 marbles and gave 5 to a friend. How many marbles are left?
  5. Aman had 87 marbles and gave 25 to a friend. How many marbles are left?
  6. Sara had 82 marbles and gave 65 to a friend. How many marbles 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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