About this worksheet
Twenty-four problems that take a one-digit number away from a two-digit one, and every one crosses a ten, like 32 - 5. A worked example shows the strategy: get to the ten first, then take away the rest, so 43 - 7 becomes 43 - 3 = 40 and 40 - 4 = 36.
Breaking the number apart like this is the mental math version of regrouping, and it is what makes problems like 52 - 7 feel easy instead of a long count back. It prints in black and white and is light on ink.
What students will practice
- Subtract a one-digit number from a two-digit number
- Subtract back to a ten, then take away the rest
- Subtract across a ten mentally
Details
- Grade level
- Grade 2
- Subject
- Math · Subtraction
- Standard
- CCSS 2.NBT.B.5
- Pages
- 1
- Format
- PDF · US Letter and A4 included
- License
- Free for classroom use · Attribution appreciated
- Last updated
- October 19, 2026
