Subtract Two-Digit Numbers

Dear Family, 7
This week your child is learning strategies
for subtracting two-digit numbers.
Your child will be applying strategies to solve problems such as the one below.

Rex has 65 dollars. He spends 37 dollars. How much money does he have left?

• One strategy your child might use is called “adding up.”

The subtraction equation 65 2 37 5 ? shows the same relationship as the
addition equation 37 1 ? 5 65. You can think of this as: how much do you have to
add to 37 to get to 65?
You can use an open number line to solve this.

37 1 20 5 57 20 3 5
57 1 3 5 60
60 1 5 5 65
20 1 3 1 5 5 28 37 57 60 65
So, 37 1 28 5 65, and 65 2 37 5 28.

• Another strategy you child might use is called “subtracting to make a ten.”
There are 7 ones in 37 but only 5 in 65, so start by subtracting 5. Then subtract
the tens. Then subtract the rest of the ones (2).

65 2 5 5 60 2 30 5
60 2 30 5 30
30 2 2 5 28
65 2 37 5 28 28 30 60 65
Whichever strategy you use, you will get the same answer:
Rex has 28 dollars left.

Invite your child to share what he or she knows about subtracting by

doing the following activity together.

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 ACTIVITY Subtraction Strategies
Do this activity with your child to explore subtracting two-digit numbers.

Make up a subtraction word problem using two-digit numbers you encounter in

your everyday life. Use ideas like these:

1. A dog weighs 27 pounds. A cat weighs 12 pounds. How much more does the dog
weigh than the cat?

2. Your friend has saved 21 dollars. How much more does he need so he can buy
that 49-dollar video game he’s been wanting?

3. It is 65 miles from home to the water park and 78 miles from home to the
amusement park. How much farther is it to the amusement park than to
the water park?

4. The chapter book we are reading has 84 pages. We have read 55 pages.
How many more pages do we have to read?

Have your child write and solve an equation and then draw a picture
to illustrate the word problem. You can also use a bar model to help you solve
subtraction problems.

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LESSON 7 SESSION 1

Explore Subtracting Two-Digit Numbers

Learning Target
You know how to subtract one-digit numbers. Use • Fluently add and subtract within
what you know to try to solve the problem below. 100 using strategies based on place
value, properties of operations, and/
or the relationship between
addition and subtraction.
There are 34 art projects in a contest. SMP 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
There are 9 paintings. The rest are
drawings. How many art projects
are drawings?

TRY IT Math Toolkit

• connecting cubes
• base-ten blocks
• hundred charts
• open number lines
• bar models

DISCUSS IT
Ask your partner:
How did you get
started?
Tell your partner:
I started by . . .

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CONNECT IT
1 LOOK BACK
How many of the art projects are drawings?

2 LOOK AHEAD
Here are some ways to find 34 2 9.
a. Start at 9 and add up to 34.
1 20 4 Go to the next 10. 91 5 10

Add to get to 30. 10 1 5 30

910 30 34
Add to get to 34. 30 1 5 34

Total the jumps.

91 5 34, so 34 2 9 5 .
b. Subtract to make a ten.
5 4 Subtract 4 first. Then subtract 5.
34 2 4 5 30
25 30 34 30 2 5 5 25

34 2 9 5

3 REFLECT
Why does the number line in problem 2b show a jump
of 4 and a jump of 5?

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Prepare for Subtracting Two-Digit Numbers

1 Think about what you know about two-digit numbers. Fill in
each box. Use words, numbers, and pictures. Show as many
ideas as you can.

What Is It? What I Know About It

digit

Examples Examples Examples

2 Which digit will change when you subtract 67 – 5? Explain.

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3 Solve the problem. Show your work.


There are 22 chairs in the classroom.
7 of the chairs are made of wood. The rest
are plastic. How many chairs are plastic?

Solution
4 Check your answer. Show your work.

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LESSON 7 SESSION 2

Develop Subtracting by Adding Up

Read and try to solve the problem below.

There are 54 children at camp. 27 are

girls. How many boys are at camp?

TRY IT
Math Toolkit
• connecting cubes
• base-ten blocks
• hundred charts
• open number lines
• bar models

DISCUSS IT
Ask your partner:
Why did you choose
that strategy?
Tell your partner:
The strategy I used
to find the answer
was . . .

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LESSON 7 DEVELOP

Explore different ways to understand subtracting by

adding up.

There are 54 children at camp. 27 are girls. How

many boys are at camp?

Model It
You can add tens first.
54 2 27 5 ? is the same as 27 1 ? 5 54.
  27 1 20 5 47 20 3 4
  47 1 3 5 50
  50 1 4 5 54 27 47 50 54
20 1 3 1 4 5 ?
  

Model It
You can add up to the next ten.
54 2 27 5 ? is the same as 27 1 ? 5 54.
You can count up
Start with 27 and add 3. by tens to add 20.
Then add 20 to get to 50. Think: 40, 50.
Finally, add 4 to get to 54.
  27 1 3 5 30 3 20 4
  30 1 20 5 50
  50 1 4 5 54 27 30 50 54
  3 1 20 1 4 5 ?

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 SESSION 2

Connect It
Now you will use the problem from the previous page
to help you understand how to subtract by adding up.
1 Look at the first Model It.
What number do you start with?

What number do you stop at?

2 Look at the second Model It.
Why do you add 3 first?

3 What is 54 2 27? How did you get your answer?

4 How are the two models on the previous page alike?

How are they different?

5 REFLECT
Look back at your Try It, strategies by classmates, and
Model Its. Which models or strategies do you like best
for showing subtraction? Explain.

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Apply It
Use what you just learned to solve these problems.
6 Subtract 71 2 36 by adding up. Show your work.

Solution
7 Explain how the subtraction problem 82 2 25 could be
solved by adding tens first.

8 Teddy and Laura collect stamps. Teddy has 93 stamps

and Laura has 76 stamps. How many more stamps
does Teddy have than Laura?
A 13 more stamps
B 17 more stamps
C 23 more stamps
D 27 more stamps

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Practice Subtracting by Adding Up

Study the Example that shows how to subtract two-digit
numbers by adding up. Then solve problems 1–6.

EXAMPLE
A store has 82 hats. There are 45 blue hats. The rest are red.
How many hats are red?
82 2 45 5 ? is the same as 45 1 ? 5 82.
You can add tens first. Then add ones.
  45 1 30 5 75 30 5 2
75 1 5 5 80
80 1 2 5 82 45 75 80 82
30 1 5 1 2 5 37. There are 37 red hats in the store.

Mr. Kent needs 74 plates for a picnic. He has 28 plates.

He will buy the rest of the plates he needs.
1 Show how you can find how many plates Mr. Kent needs
to buy. Fill in the blanks to find 74 2 28. Add tens first.

28 1 5 68
40 2 4
68 1 5 70
28 68 70 74
70 1 5 74

40 1 1 5
2 How many plates should Mr. Kent buy?

plates

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LESSON 7 SESSION 2

Ms. Jones has 54 pencils. She gives 17 of the pencils

to her students. How many pencils does Ms. Jones
have left?
3 Show how you can add ones
first to find 54 2 17. Fill in the 30
boxes on the number line.
17 20 54

4 How many pencils does Ms. Jones have left?

Show your work.

Solution

There are 65 trees in the town park. 38 are apple

trees. The rest are oak trees.
5 How many oak trees are there? Add up to find 65 2 38.
Show your work.

Solution
6 To solve problem 5, did you add tens or ones first?
Explain why.

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LESSON 7 SESSION 3

Develop Subtracting by Regrouping

Read and try to solve the problem below.

Ming has 42 toy animals. She

gives 15 animals to her friends.
How many toy animals does
Ming have left?

TRY IT

Math Toolkit
• connecting cubes
• base-ten blocks
• hundred charts
• open number lines
• bar models

DISCUSS IT
Ask your partner:
Can you explain
that again?
Tell your partner:
A model I used
was . . .
It helped me . . .

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LESSON 7 DEVELOP

Explore different ways to understand subtracting

by regrouping.

Ming has 42 toy animals. She gives 15 animals

to her friends. How many toy animals does Ming
have left?

Model It
You can regroup a ten first and then subtract.
Find 42 2 15. 42 5 3 tens and 12 ones
First regroup.
Make 10 ones
with 1 ten in 42.

Then subtract.
3 tens and 12 ones
2 1 ten and 5 ones

Model It
You can subtract tens first.
Find 42 2 15.
Subtract a ten.
15 5 1 ten and 5 ones.
Take away 1 ten.
42 2 10 5 32
Then regroup.
Make 10 ones with 1 ten.
Then take away 5 ones.

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 SESSION 3

Connect It
Now you will use the problem from the previous page
to help you understand how to subtract by regrouping.
1 Look at the first Model It. Why do you make
10 ones with 1 ten in 42?

2 How many tens and ones are left after

you subtract? tens and ones

3 Look at the second Model It. How many tens
and ones are left after you subtract the ten

and the 5 ones? tens and ones

4 Why do both Model Its give the same answer?

5 REFLECT
Look back at your Try It, strategies by classmates, and
the Model Its. Which models or strategies do you like
best for showing subtraction? Explain.

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apply It
Use what you just learned about subtracting by
regrouping to solve these problems.
6 Subtract 82 2 63 by taking away tens and ones.
Show your work.

Solution
7 Solve this problem. Show your work.
Anna has 63 pennies. She spends 28 pennies.
How many pennies does she have now?

Solution
8 Find 52 2 19.
A 61
B 47
C 43
D 33

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Practice Subtracting by Regrouping

Study the Example showing how to subtract two-digit numbers
by regrouping a ten. Then solve problems 1–6.

Example
What is 33 2 18?
You can regroup a ten first. 33 5 2 tens and 13 ones
Then subtract. 2 tens   and 13   ones
2 1   ten and    8 ones
1    ten and   5 ones 5 15
33 2 18 5 15

Kate paints 44 stars. She paints 27 of the stars silver.

She paints the rest gold.
1 Regroup a ten in 44. Fill in the blank.

44 5 3 tens and ones

2 How many stars are gold? Find 44 2 27.
Show your work.

Solution stars are gold.

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3 Subtract tens first to solve 51 2 22. Fill in the blanks.

51 2 5 31 31 2 5
4 Wyatt solves 57 2 38. He subtracts tens first. Fill in
the blanks to show the next step and the answer.

57 2 30 5 27 27 2 5
5 There are 32 boys and girls on the playground.
There are 19 girls. How many boys are on the
playground? Show your work.

Solution
6 Dora finds 73 2 26. Fill in the blanks to finish her
subtraction.

73 2 3 5

70 2 5 50

2 5

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LESSON 7 SESSION 4

Refine Subtracting Two-Digit Numbers

Complete the Example below. Then solve problems 1–3.

EXAMPLE
Joe has 52 cards. He puts 28 cards in one pile and
the rest in a second pile. How many cards are in the
second pile? Find 52 2 28.
You can show your work on an open number line.
2 20 2

28 30 50 52
Jump down 2 1 20 1 2, or 24, to get to 28.
So, 52 2 28 5 24.
Solution

Apply It
1 At the farm, there are 92 fruit trees. Of these, 69 are If you add up, what
apple trees. The rest are pear trees. How many pear number do you start
trees are there? Find 92 2 69. Show your work. with?

Solution

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2 Corey says that the difference of 54 and 38 is 22. What does each
He shows his work on the open number line below. jump show?
8 10 4

38 40 50 54

His friend says his answer is not correct. What

should Corey do to fix his work?

3 Pedro does 57 jumping jacks. Ray does 18 fewer How many do you
jumping jacks than Pedro. How many jumping take away from 57 to
jacks does Ray do? make a ten?
A 29
B 39
C 40
D 41

Mia chose C as the correct answer. How did Mia

get her answer?

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Practice Subtracting Two-Digit Numbers

1 There are 54 children in a parade. There are I can add up to
15 holding flags. The rest play instruments. How subtract. Which
many children play instruments? Find 54 2 15. number do I start
Show your work. with?

Solution
2 Show another way to find 54 2 15. Make sure it is You can regroup
different than what you did in problem 1. a ten first. You can
also subtract
tens first.

3 Choose Yes or No to tell if you can use the How many tens and
equations to find 43 2 26. ones are in 26?

Yes No
26 1 4 5 30 and 30 1 13 5 43 A B
26 1 10 5 36 and 36 1 3 5 39 C D
43 2 10 5 33 and 33 2 6 5 27 E F
43 2 20 5 23 and 23 2 6 5 17 G H

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4 There are 86 cars in the parking lot. Then 37 cars How can you write
drive away. How many cars are in the parking lot 86 so that
now? Find 86 2 37. you have
A 59 16 ones?

B 56
C 49
D 43
5 Which of the strategies below could help you find What methods do
72 2 25? Select all the correct answers. you know for
A 72 2 30 5 42 and subtracting two-
42 2 5 5 37 digit numbers?

B 25 1 5 5 30 and
30 1 40 5 70 and
70 1 2 5 72
40 5 2
C
25 65 70 72
D   6 tens 12 ones
2 2 tens   5 ones

E 72 2 50 5 22 and
22 2 5 5 17

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Refine Subtracting Two-Digit Numbers

APPLY IT
Solve the problems.
1 What is 35 2 17? Show your work.

Solution
2 Jamie draws the model below to solve a problem.
Which problem does she solve?

29 30 40 48

A 40 2 11 5 29
B 48 2 18 5 29
C 48 2 18 5 30
D 48 2 19 5 29
3 Don has 32 shells. He gives 15 to his brother. How
many shells does Don have now? Show two ways to
find 32 2 15.

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4 Choose Yes or No to tell if you can use the strategy to

find 56 2 17.

Yes No
56 2 6 5 50 and 50 2 1 5 49 A B
56 2 10 5 46 and 46 2 7 5 39 C D
17 1 3 5 20 and 20 1 36 5 56 E F
4 tens   and 16 ones
2 1    ten  and  7 ones G H
   3 tens  and  9 ones

5 Greg subtracts 73 2 44. Fill in the blanks to finish

his subtraction.
73 2 40 5
33 2 5 30

2 =

6 MATH JOURNAL
What strategy would you use to solve 82 – 58? Explain
and then solve.

SELF CHECK Go back to the Unit 2 Opener and see what you can check off.

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