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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 87
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Subtract.

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

2-digit subtraction (no borrowing)

Class 1–2 · Worksheet 2 · set 87
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Subtract.

  1. 71 − 11 =
  2. 54 − 21 =
  3. 59 − 41 =
  4. 95 − 11 =
  5. 53 − 13 =
  6. 81 − 21 =
  7. 24 − 12 =
  8. 42 − 40 =
  9. 93 − 31 =
  10. 62 − 10 =
  11. 75 − 53 =
  12. 25 − 23 =
  13. 71 − 60 =
  14. 51 − 50 =
  15. 33 − 12 =
  16. 37 − 23 =

2-digit subtraction with borrowing

Class 2 · Worksheet 3 · set 87
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Subtract. Remember to borrow.

  1. 46 − 17 =
  2. 93 − 64 =
  3. 74 − 55 =
  4. 40 − 24 =
  5. 64 − 56 =
  6. 44 − 15 =
  7. 96 − 38 =
  8. 44 − 17 =
  9. 94 − 77 =
  10. 40 − 15 =
  11. 70 − 17 =
  12. 70 − 65 =
  13. 32 − 29 =
  14. 46 − 38 =
  15. 73 − 69 =
  16. 87 − 69 =

3-digit subtraction

Class 3 · Worksheet 4 · set 87
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Subtract.

  1. 542 − 375 =
  2. 582 − 486 =
  3. 453 − 322 =
  4. 648 − 346 =
  5. 437 − 286 =
  6. 668 − 503 =
  7. 753 − 620 =
  8. 488 − 326 =
  9. 480 − 321 =
  10. 657 − 218 =
  11. 346 − 183 =
  12. 426 − 340 =

Subtraction word problems

Class 2–3 · Worksheet 5 · set 87
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Read and solve.

  1. A shop had 81 balloons. It sold 50. How many balloons are left?
  2. A shop had 67 balloons. It sold 30. How many balloons are left?
  3. Aman had 31 marbles and gave 16 to a friend. How many marbles are left?
  4. Meera had 37 marbles and gave 28 to a friend. How many marbles are left?
  5. Riya had 41 marbles and gave 23 to a friend. How many marbles are left?
  6. Dev had 76 marbles and gave 8 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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