2-Digit Subtraction Activity Sheet

a) b) a) Mr Jenkins has 65 pencils.

a) 3 8 b) 6 9 a) 96 − 47 = 6 5
He gives some out to his
− 5 4 − 2 3 class and is left with 27.
− 2 5 − 1 4
b) 28 − 19 = How many pencils did he
1 5 2 give out?
c) 61 − 30 =  
c) d) c) 4 d) 3
4 12
3 5 5 2
d) 50 − 21 = − 6 − 1 b) A farmer has 82 cows. He
− 1 8 − 3 8
sells 46. How many cows
2 3 2 6 does he have left?
e) 63 − 59 =

e) f) 
e) 7 1 f) 4 5 8
f) 75 − 16 =
− 4 3 − 2 9 − 1 0 − 4
g) 82 − 44 = 
1 3 3 5

g) h) h) 79 − 29 = g) 4
5 1
8 4 4 0

− 6 1 − 2 8 −
i) 35 − 28 = 
2 3

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 2-Digit Subtraction Activity Sheet

Answers
a) b) a) Mr Jenkins has 65 pencils.
a) 3 8 b) 6 9 a) 96 − 47 = 49 6 9 5 5
He gives some out to his
− 5 4 − 2 3 class and is left with 27.
− 2 5 − 1 4
b) 28 − 19 =9 How many pencils did he
1 3 5 5 1 5 3 2 give out?
c) 61 − 30 = 31 38
c) d) c) 8 4 d) 3
4 12
3 5 5 2
d) 50 − 21 = 29 − 6 1 − 1 6 b) A farmer has 82 cows. He
− 1 8 − 3 8
sells 46. How many cows
1 7 1 4 2 3 2 6 does he have left?
e) 63 − 59 =4

e) f) 36
e) 7 1 f) 4 5 2 3 7 8
f) 75 − 16 = 59
− 4 3 − 2 9 − 1 0 − 4 3
g) 82 − 44 = 38
2 8 1 6 1 3 3 5

g) h) h) 79 − 29 = 50 g) 4
5 1
8 4 4 0

− 6 1 − 2 8 − 2 8
i) 35 − 28 = 7

2 3 1 2 2 3

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