2 Digit Subtraction Worksheets - Free Printable

Let's solve each of the 2-digit subtraction problems with regrouping (borrowing) step by step, and then determine which one has the biggest difference.

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🔢 Step-by-step Solutions:

We'll subtract the ones first, then the tens. If the bottom digit in the ones place is larger than the top one, we regroup (borrow) from the tens.

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1)
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34
- 27
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- Ones: 4 - 7 → can't do, so borrow 1 from tens.
- 14 - 7 = 7
- Tens: 2 (after borrowing) - 2 = 0
- Answer: 7

2)
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52
- 14
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- Ones: 2 - 4 → borrow
- 12 - 4 = 8
- Tens: 4 - 1 = 3
- Answer: 38

3)
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34
- 16
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- Ones: 4 - 6 → borrow
- 14 - 6 = 8
- Tens: 2 - 1 = 1
- Answer: 18

4)
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43
- 39
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- Ones: 3 - 9 → borrow
- 13 - 9 = 4
- Tens: 3 - 3 = 0
- Answer: 4

5)
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32
- 8
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- Ones: 2 - 8 → borrow
- 12 - 8 = 4
- Tens: 2 - 0 = 2
- Answer: 24

6)
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33
- 16
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- Ones: 3 - 6 → borrow
- 13 - 6 = 7
- Tens: 2 - 1 = 1
- Answer: 17

7)
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44
- 16
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- Ones: 4 - 6 → borrow
- 14 - 6 = 8
- Tens: 3 - 1 = 2
- Answer: 28

8)
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51
- 13
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- Ones: 1 - 3 → borrow
- 11 - 3 = 8
- Tens: 4 - 1 = 3
- Answer: 38

9)
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50
- 34
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- Ones: 0 - 4 → borrow
- 10 - 4 = 6
- Tens: 4 - 3 = 1
- Answer: 16

10)
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63
- 9
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- Ones: 3 - 9 → borrow
- 13 - 9 = 4
- Tens: 5 - 0 = 5
- Answer: 54

11)
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41
- 18
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- Ones: 1 - 8 → borrow
- 11 - 8 = 3
- Tens: 3 - 1 = 2
- Answer: 23

12)
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75
- 58
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- Ones: 5 - 8 → borrow
- 15 - 8 = 7
- Tens: 6 - 5 = 1
- Answer: 17

13)
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41
- 33
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- Ones: 1 - 3 → borrow
- 11 - 3 = 8
- Tens: 3 - 3 = 0
- Answer: 8

14)
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52
- 26
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- Ones: 2 - 6 → borrow
- 12 - 6 = 6
- Tens: 4 - 2 = 2
- Answer: 26

15)
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50
- 34
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- Ones: 0 - 4 → borrow
- 10 - 4 = 6
- Tens: 4 - 3 = 1
- Answer: 16

16)
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64
- 19
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- Ones: 4 - 9 → borrow
- 14 - 9 = 5
- Tens: 5 - 1 = 4
- Answer: 45

17)
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82
- 5
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- Ones: 2 - 5 → borrow
- 12 - 5 = 7
- Tens: 7 - 0 = 7
- Answer: 77

18)
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45
- 28
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- Ones: 5 - 8 → borrow
- 15 - 8 = 7
- Tens: 3 - 2 = 1
- Answer: 17

19)
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61
- 43
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- Ones: 1 - 3 → borrow
- 11 - 3 = 8
- Tens: 5 - 4 = 1
- Answer: 18

20)
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80
- 64
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- Ones: 0 - 4 → borrow
- 10 - 4 = 6
- Tens: 7 - 6 = 1
- Answer: 16

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✔ Final Answers:

| Problem | Answer |
|--------|--------|
| 1) | 7 |
| 2) | 38 |
| 3) | 18 |
| 4) | 4 |
| 5) | 24 |
| 6) | 17 |
| 7) | 28 |
| 8) | 38 |
| 9) | 16 |
|10) | 54 |
|11) | 23 |
|12) | 17 |
|13) | 8 |
|14) | 26 |
|15) | 16 |
|16) | 45 |
|17) | 77 |
|18) | 17 |
|19) | 18 |
|20) | 16 |

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🏆 Which one has the biggest difference?

Look at all the answers:
The largest is 77, which comes from problem 17): 82 - 5 = 77

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✔ Final Answer:

Problem 17 has the biggest difference: 77

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✔ Answer to the question:
Which one has the biggest difference?
👉 Problem 17 (82 - 5 = 77)

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