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Two-Digit Subtraction Mastery

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Two-Digit Subtraction Mastery

Year 5 | Place Value & Subtraction

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🔢 Part 1: Subtraction Practice

Solve each subtraction problem. Use the place value columns to help you. Show your working in the box.

1. Solve: 75 − 32 = _____
2. Solve: 84 − 47 = _____  (Hint: You will need to regroup!)
3. Solve: 63 − 28 = _____
4. Use place value to explain how you solved Question 3. Break each number into tens and ones.

63 = _____ tens + _____ ones    28 = _____ tens + _____ ones

5. Which of the following problems requires regrouping (borrowing)? Select ALL that apply.

56 − 23

72 − 49

91 − 35

88 − 41

📖 Part 2: Word Problems

Read each problem carefully, write a number sentence, and show your working.

6. Aroha has 64 stickers. She gives 27 to her friend. How many stickers does Aroha have left?

Number sentence: _____ − _____ = _____

7. A school library has 83 books on the shelf. Students borrow 46 books during the week. How many books remain on the shelf?

Number sentence: _____ − _____ = _____

8. A bag of apples weighs 90 grams. After eating some, it now weighs 53 grams. How many grams of apples were eaten?

Number sentence: _____ − _____ = _____

⭐ Part 3: Challenge Questions

These questions need more than one step. Think carefully and show all your working!

9. Tama has $95. He spends $38 at the dairy and then spends another $24 at the bookshop. How much money does Tama have left?

Step 1: 95 − 38 = _____

Step 2: _____ − 24 = _____

10. There are 71 students going on a school trip. 26 students travel by bus and the rest walk. Of those who walk, 18 arrive early. How many walkers have NOT yet arrived?

Step 1: 71 − 26 = _____ (students walking)

Step 2: _____ − 18 = _____ (walkers not yet arrived)

11. Reflection: Explain in your own words what "regrouping" means when subtracting two-digit numbers. Use an example to help.

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