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Column Subtraction Worksheets: 2-Digit Numbers

Column subtraction sets the larger number on top and subtracts one column at a time. When the top digit is too small, children exchange 1 ten for 10 ones.

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Column Subtraction

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Use column subtraction. Exchange when you need to.

1.65−10
2.92−23
3.89−20
4.44−35
5.80−17
6.99−85
7.93−57
8.68−63
9.25−22
10.69−38
11.71−68
12.85−44
13.20−13
14.79−11
15.79−47
16.95−48
17.35−32
18.72−14
19.90−52
20.81−53
21.92−46
22.95−69
23.82−79
24.97−25
25.70−65
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Answer keyColumn Subtraction

Use column subtraction. Exchange when you need to.

1.65−1055
2.92−2369
3.89−2069
4.44−359
5.80−1763
6.99−8514
7.93−5736
8.68−635
9.25−223
10.69−3831
11.71−683
12.85−4441
13.20−137
14.79−1168
15.79−4732
16.95−4847
17.35−323
18.72−1458
19.90−5238
20.81−5328
21.92−4646
22.95−6926
23.82−793
24.97−2572
25.70−655
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What's on this worksheet

Two-digit numbers in columns. Some problems need an exchange and some do not. Each sheet comes with an answer key on a separate page.

Teaching tips

  • Ask "Can I take this away?" for each column before subtracting.
  • Cross out the tens digit and write the new value above it, then add the 10 ones to the ones digit.

How to use this worksheet maker

Press New worksheet for a fresh set of problems, then Print. To save a PDF instead, choose "Save as PDF" in the print window. Every sheet has a short code in the bottom corner. Copy the link to a sheet and you can print exactly the same problems again later, which is handy for retakes and for sharing with other teachers.

National Curriculum: Year 3: add and subtract numbers with up to three digits, using formal written methods of columnar addition and subtraction.

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