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Subtract a 1-Digit Number (With Regrouping) Worksheets for 2nd Grade

Subtract a 1-digit number from a 2-digit number by trading a ten. 15 free printable worksheets, each with an answer key.

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Free Subtract a 1-Digit Number (With Regrouping) Worksheets

Click a worksheet to open the PDF, or grab the matching answer key. Every sheet prints on one page.

Subtract a 1-Digit Number (With Regrouping): what children learn

When the ones digit on top is smaller, we regroup: 1 ten becomes 10 ones. For 42 - 7, there are 3 tens and 12 ones, then 12 - 7 = 5, so the answer is 35.

Subtract a 1-Digit Number (With Regrouping): worked example

42 - 7 = 35

Trade 1 ten for 10 ones: 3 tens and 12 ones. 12 - 7 = 5. 3 tens and 5 ones is 35.

Subtract a 1-Digit Number (With Regrouping): a common mistake to watch for

Kids often subtract 2 from 7 because they cannot take 7 from 2.

Subtract a 1-Digit Number (With Regrouping): how to help at home or in class

Draw the top number as sticks for tens and dots for ones. For 63 - 8, there are only 3 dots to cross out, so erase one stick and draw ten more dots, giving 13 dots. Cross out 8 and recount. Let your child do the redrawing, as the erasing is what makes the trade stick. They are ready for missing-number problems when the tens digit is lowered every time without a reminder.

What is on these Subtract a 1-Digit Number (With Regrouping) worksheets

This set has 15 different worksheets for 2nd grade, with 15 questions on each and a matching answer key for every sheet. The instruction printed on each worksheet is: “Subtract in columns and write the answer.”

Example questions like the ones on these worksheets, with their answers:

  • 64 - 7 = 5757
  • 43 - 7 = 3636
  • 62 - 3 = 5959
  • 41 - 3 = 3838
  • 42 - 5 = 3737
  • 64 - 5 = 5959
  • 32 - 3 = 2929
  • 55 - 9 = 4646

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