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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 97
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Subtract.

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

2-digit subtraction (no borrowing)

Class 1–2 · Worksheet 2 · set 97
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Subtract.

  1. 81 − 61 =
  2. 97 − 45 =
  3. 64 − 50 =
  4. 32 − 21 =
  5. 97 − 71 =
  6. 85 − 80 =
  7. 29 − 25 =
  8. 72 − 11 =
  9. 86 − 32 =
  10. 96 − 50 =
  11. 47 − 11 =
  12. 21 − 20 =
  13. 63 − 43 =
  14. 41 − 20 =
  15. 72 − 51 =
  16. 79 − 46 =

2-digit subtraction with borrowing

Class 2 · Worksheet 3 · set 97
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Subtract. Remember to borrow.

  1. 31 − 12 =
  2. 72 − 59 =
  3. 57 − 19 =
  4. 66 − 29 =
  5. 90 − 18 =
  6. 36 − 27 =
  7. 41 − 18 =
  8. 36 − 19 =
  9. 90 − 78 =
  10. 44 − 25 =
  11. 37 − 18 =
  12. 74 − 37 =
  13. 40 − 33 =
  14. 65 − 46 =
  15. 31 − 17 =
  16. 82 − 46 =

3-digit subtraction

Class 3 · Worksheet 4 · set 97
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Subtract.

  1. 899 − 297 =
  2. 934 − 707 =
  3. 725 − 105 =
  4. 418 − 340 =
  5. 641 − 326 =
  6. 484 − 136 =
  7. 393 − 105 =
  8. 563 − 418 =
  9. 373 − 146 =
  10. 843 − 279 =
  11. 579 − 527 =
  12. 812 − 508 =

Subtraction word problems

Class 2–3 · Worksheet 5 · set 97
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Read and solve.

  1. A shop had 70 balloons. It sold 19. How many balloons are left?
  2. A shop had 76 balloons. It sold 40. How many balloons are left?
  3. Meera had 75 marbles and gave 8 to a friend. How many marbles are left?
  4. There are 78 pages in a book. Dev has read 7 pages. How many pages are left to read?
  5. Meera had 71 marbles and gave 36 to a friend. How many marbles are left?
  6. There are 83 pages in a book. Dev has read 34 pages. How many pages are left to read?

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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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