• 2nd Grade
  • Math
  • About 10 minutes

Subtract with Regrouping

Not enough ones? Take 1 ten from the tens. Cross it out and write the new numbers on top.

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How to do it

  1. Not enough ones? Take 1 ten from the tens.
  2. Cross out the tens and write 1 less on top. Write the new ones on top too.
  3. Subtract the ones, then the tens.

Teaching tip

"More on the floor, go next door": if the bottom ones digit is bigger, borrow a ten. This sheet is aligned with Common Core 2.NBT.B.5.

Subtract with Regrouping worksheet for 2nd grade (adding and subtracting within 100), free printable
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About this worksheet

Two-digit subtraction on graph paper where every problem needs regrouping, with a row on top for the new numbers.

What kids practice

Adding and subtracting two-digit numbers, like 47 + 25 and 63 - 28. The ones are added or subtracted first, then the tens. When the ones add up to 10 or more, 10 of them become 1 ten (carrying). When there aren't enough ones to take away, 1 ten becomes 10 ones (regrouping). Every problem in this topic uses two-digit numbers on both lines.

Watch for

  • Writing 12 in the ones place instead of carrying the 1 ten.
  • Subtracting the smaller digit from the bigger one in the ones (63 - 28 becomes 45).
  • Forgetting to take 1 away from the tens after regrouping.
  • Adding when the sign says subtract on the mixed page.

It's free to print, with Fewer, Standard or More on the page and an answer key. See the full adding and subtracting within 100 guide for 2nd grade.

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