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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 85
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Subtract.

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

2-digit subtraction (no borrowing)

Class 1–2 · Worksheet 2 · set 85
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Subtract.

  1. 37 − 10 =
  2. 95 − 92 =
  3. 29 − 11 =
  4. 94 − 33 =
  5. 21 − 20 =
  6. 25 − 20 =
  7. 96 − 72 =
  8. 53 − 41 =
  9. 95 − 72 =
  10. 55 − 35 =
  11. 52 − 21 =
  12. 83 − 32 =
  13. 37 − 14 =
  14. 75 − 70 =
  15. 62 − 40 =
  16. 66 − 30 =

2-digit subtraction with borrowing

Class 2 · Worksheet 3 · set 85
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Subtract. Remember to borrow.

  1. 92 − 84 =
  2. 47 − 29 =
  3. 64 − 46 =
  4. 57 − 28 =
  5. 36 − 19 =
  6. 53 − 24 =
  7. 41 − 16 =
  8. 31 − 28 =
  9. 33 − 29 =
  10. 80 − 14 =
  11. 33 − 28 =
  12. 42 − 35 =
  13. 47 − 28 =
  14. 50 − 46 =
  15. 64 − 36 =
  16. 50 − 15 =

3-digit subtraction

Class 3 · Worksheet 4 · set 85
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Subtract.

  1. 318 − 208 =
  2. 347 − 267 =
  3. 594 − 479 =
  4. 572 − 454 =
  5. 325 − 206 =
  6. 910 − 703 =
  7. 651 − 467 =
  8. 967 − 421 =
  9. 543 − 436 =
  10. 305 − 210 =
  11. 524 − 249 =
  12. 468 − 300 =

Subtraction word problems

Class 2–3 · Worksheet 5 · set 85
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Read and solve.

  1. There are 84 pages in a book. Kabir has read 38 pages. How many pages are left to read?
  2. There are 55 pages in a book. Meera has read 22 pages. How many pages are left to read?
  3. There are 72 pages in a book. Kabir has read 9 pages. How many pages are left to read?
  4. There are 29 pages in a book. Meera has read 24 pages. How many pages are left to read?
  5. Riya scored 46 runs and Raju scored 7 runs. How many more runs did Riya score?
  6. A shop had 83 balloons. It sold 66. 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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