Welcome to our 2 Digit Addition and Subtraction page.
Here you will find our selection of First Grade Addition and Subtraction Worksheets, which will help your child learn to add and subtract 2-digit numbers in columns.
All the worksheets on this page involve using both addition and subtraction operators.
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Step 1) Add the Ones digit of both numbers together.
We add the Ones: 7 + 5 = 12 Ones.
We regroup the 12 Ones into 1 Ten and 2 Ones.
We carry over 1 Ten and move it to the top of the Tens column.
We write a 2 under the line in the Ones place.
Step 2) Add the Tens digit of both numbers together, remember to add any Tens that were carried over.
We add the Tens, including the Ten we carried over: 3 + 2 + 1 = 6 Tens.
We write this number under the line in the Tens place.
As there are no further digits to add up, we have finished.
This gives us a final answer of 37 + 25 = 62
When setting up a 2-digit subtraction:
Step 1) Subtract the Ones digit on the bottom row from the Ones digit on the top row.
The Ones digit on the top row is 3 which is less than the Ones digit on the bottom row which is 6.
We exchanged one Ten into 10 Ones.
There is now 5 − 1 = 4 Tens and 10 + 3 = 13 Ones.
Now we can subtract the Ones: 13 − 6 = 7
We write 7 underneath the line in the Ones place.
Step 2) Subtract the Tens digit on the bottom row from the Tens digit on the top row.
Subtracting the Tens gives us: 4 − 2 = 2
We write 2 underneath the line in the Tens place.
As there are no further digits to subtract, we have finished.
This gives us a final answer of 53 − 26 = 27
This page contains a range of different worksheets to help you to practice your 2-digit addition and subtraction skills together.
We also have some dedicated webpages to help you to understand and master 2-digit addition and 2-digit subtraction separately.
There a range of worksheets suitable for different levels of ability, including both with and without regrouping.
The aim of these worksheets is to enable you to practice both column addition and subtraction problems on the same sheet.
Using our resources will help your child to:
We have split the sheets into 3 sections.
The sheets in this section are all of a similar level of difficulty.
They involve solving 2-digit addition and subtraction problems with no regrouping needed.
Apart from the first sheet, the sheets are all at a similar level of difficulty.
The first sheet is slightly easier and involves regrouping a maximum of once only.
Sheet 5 & 6 involve writing out the addition and subtraction problems in columns and then solving them.
The frist two sheets involve filling in the missing digits in the 2-digit additions and subtraction, where the digits may belong to any of the three numbers in the problem.
The third sheet involves using 2-digit addition and subtraction to find the smallest and largest totals that can be made, and is more of an exploratory activity.
As well as 2-digit addition and subtraction worksheets, we also have addition and subtraction fact worksheets.
The sheets will help you to improve your recall of addition and subtraction facts to 20 which will support your work with sheets on this page.
We also have a selection of 3-digit addition and subtraction worksheets similar to these for kids who like a challenge.
Take a look at some more of our worksheets similar to these.
If you need some more 2 digit addition and subtraction worksheets, or want to practice more column addition with regrouping, then take a look at our column addition worksheet generator.
You can select the size of numbers and number of questions you want, then create your own worksheet in a matter of seconds.
Here are links to some more of our 2nd grade addition and subtraction worksheets to help you apply your skills.
Here you will find a range of Free Printable Addition Games to help kids learn their addition facts.
Using these games will help your child to learn their addition facts, and also to develop their memory and strategic thinking skills.
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