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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 90
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Subtract.

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

2-digit subtraction (no borrowing)

Class 1–2 · Worksheet 2 · set 90
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Subtract.

  1. 88 − 77 =
  2. 31 − 20 =
  3. 99 − 93 =
  4. 83 − 40 =
  5. 97 − 41 =
  6. 74 − 30 =
  7. 67 − 57 =
  8. 76 − 44 =
  9. 45 − 24 =
  10. 63 − 32 =
  11. 65 − 45 =
  12. 24 − 11 =
  13. 78 − 13 =
  14. 93 − 12 =
  15. 36 − 26 =
  16. 52 − 41 =

2-digit subtraction with borrowing

Class 2 · Worksheet 3 · set 90
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Subtract. Remember to borrow.

  1. 50 − 34 =
  2. 92 − 45 =
  3. 54 − 17 =
  4. 34 − 18 =
  5. 46 − 28 =
  6. 37 − 28 =
  7. 61 − 57 =
  8. 87 − 79 =
  9. 90 − 14 =
  10. 43 − 27 =
  11. 42 − 28 =
  12. 47 − 28 =
  13. 57 − 18 =
  14. 82 − 54 =
  15. 41 − 35 =
  16. 35 − 27 =

3-digit subtraction

Class 3 · Worksheet 4 · set 90
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Subtract.

  1. 323 − 253 =
  2. 838 − 145 =
  3. 704 − 256 =
  4. 839 − 563 =
  5. 879 − 636 =
  6. 309 − 222 =
  7. 862 − 352 =
  8. 768 − 661 =
  9. 460 − 271 =
  10. 533 − 458 =
  11. 747 − 415 =
  12. 443 − 338 =

Subtraction word problems

Class 2–3 · Worksheet 5 · set 90
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Read and solve.

  1. A shop had 68 balloons. It sold 19. How many balloons are left?
  2. There are 28 pages in a book. Dev has read 21 pages. How many pages are left to read?
  3. Kabir scored 54 runs and Raju scored 41 runs. How many more runs did Kabir score?
  4. Kabir had 57 marbles and gave 16 to a friend. How many marbles are left?
  5. Riya scored 70 runs and Raju scored 56 runs. How many more runs did Riya score?
  6. A shop had 64 balloons. It sold 56. 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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