Printable Two-Digit Subtraction Worksheets

Two-digit subtraction worksheets teach 1st and 2nd grade students to subtract with and without borrowing across place values. These printable sheets feature vertical columns, regrouping boxes, and answer keys.

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About Two-Digit Subtraction

What this skill is

Two-digit subtraction subtracts ones then tens. When the top ones digit is smaller than the bottom ones digit, students regroup one ten into ten ones before subtracting.

When children learn it

Subtracting two-digit numbers without regrouping begins in 1st grade. Subtracting with regrouping up to 100 is mastered in 2nd grade (CCSS 2.NBT.B.5).

Teaching Tips

  • Teach the rhyme: "More on top? No need to stop! More on the floor? Go next door and get 10 more!". Always have your child check the ones column first to decide if they need to borrow before writing anything.

Common Mistakes

  • Subtracting the smaller number from the larger number regardless of position (solving 52 - 18 by doing 8 - 2 = 6, writing 46 instead of 34).
  • Forgetting to reduce the tens digit by one after borrowing.
  • Borrowing when the top digit is already larger than the bottom digit.

More Subtraction Concepts

Subtraction SentencesSubtraction Within 10Subtraction with Number LinesSubtraction Facts to 20Subtracting Whole Tens and HundredsSubtracting from Whole Tens, Hundreds and ThousandsSubtraction Word ProblemsMissing Minuend and SubtrahendMental SubtractionThree-Digit Subtraction4-Digit SubtractionSubtracting Large Numbers

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  • Regrouping in Subtraction: How to Teach Borrowing at Home

    Regrouping, which many parents call borrowing, means trading one ten for ten ones when the top digit in a column is too small. Teach it with real objects first, like ten-sticks and loose ones, and move to pencil only when your child can explain the trade out loud. A few minutes a day with printable 2-digit subtraction worksheets is plenty.

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