MathsYear 2Addition & Subtraction

add y2 sub 2digit

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What you'll learn

  1. 1

    To subtract 2-digit numbers, take away the tens and the ones separately.

  2. 2

    58 − 23. Tens: 50 − 20 = 30. Ones: 8 − 3 = 5. Together: 35.

  3. 3

    What is 76 − 34?

  4. 4

    When the ones on top are too small, unbundle a ten into ten ones first.

  5. 5

    52 − 27. You cannot do 2 − 7. Unbundle: 52 becomes 40 and 12. Ones: 12 − 7 = 5. Tens: 40 − 20 = 20. Answer: 25.

  6. 6

    What is 63 − 28?

  7. 7

    Mia does 52 − 27 and gets 35, by doing 7 − 2 for the ones. What went wrong?

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