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Subtraction with borrowing for Class 2

What borrowing means, one worked example step by step, and 5 questions to try. No timer, no account.

What it means

Sometimes the top ones digit is too small to take away from. Then we exchange one ten for ten ones: one bundle is opened into ten loose ones. This is called borrowing or regrouping.

Worked example: 52 - 27

  1. 1Look at the ones: 2 is smaller than 7, so we exchange.
  2. 2Take 1 ten from the 5 tens and open it into 10 ones: now 4 tens and 12 ones.
  3. 3Take away the ones: 12 - 7 = 5.
  4. 4Take away the tens: 4 - 2 = 2. So 2 tens and 5 ones.

Before: 5 tens and 2 ones

After exchanging 1 ten: 4 tens and 12 ones

So 52 - 27 = 25.

Practice 5 questions

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Printable worksheets

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Subtract tens and ones - Class 2 two-digit subtraction
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