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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 96
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Subtract.

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

2-digit subtraction (no borrowing)

Class 1–2 · Worksheet 2 · set 96
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Subtract.

  1. 77 − 42 =
  2. 86 − 64 =
  3. 82 − 30 =
  4. 79 − 72 =
  5. 87 − 53 =
  6. 26 − 11 =
  7. 45 − 15 =
  8. 45 − 35 =
  9. 26 − 16 =
  10. 36 − 34 =
  11. 35 − 23 =
  12. 71 − 10 =
  13. 62 − 60 =
  14. 72 − 40 =
  15. 49 − 11 =
  16. 34 − 32 =

2-digit subtraction with borrowing

Class 2 · Worksheet 3 · set 96
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Subtract. Remember to borrow.

  1. 93 − 46 =
  2. 46 − 28 =
  3. 75 − 49 =
  4. 97 − 49 =
  5. 50 − 16 =
  6. 82 − 74 =
  7. 96 − 87 =
  8. 72 − 46 =
  9. 96 − 77 =
  10. 90 − 56 =
  11. 85 − 47 =
  12. 71 − 67 =
  13. 66 − 28 =
  14. 85 − 29 =
  15. 75 − 27 =
  16. 82 − 49 =

3-digit subtraction

Class 3 · Worksheet 4 · set 96
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Subtract.

  1. 883 − 498 =
  2. 860 − 229 =
  3. 712 − 575 =
  4. 575 − 110 =
  5. 981 − 412 =
  6. 901 − 604 =
  7. 709 − 540 =
  8. 997 − 787 =
  9. 850 − 143 =
  10. 797 − 574 =
  11. 681 − 389 =
  12. 535 − 355 =

Subtraction word problems

Class 2–3 · Worksheet 5 · set 96
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Read and solve.

  1. Riya scored 87 runs and Raju scored 40 runs. How many more runs did Riya score?
  2. Dev had 49 marbles and gave 21 to a friend. How many marbles are left?
  3. There are 39 pages in a book. Meera has read 7 pages. How many pages are left to read?
  4. A shop had 56 balloons. It sold 51. How many balloons are left?
  5. Meera scored 57 runs and Raju scored 9 runs. How many more runs did Meera score?
  6. Dev had 77 marbles and gave 31 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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