Subtraction With Regrouping Using Decomposition #1

Learn how to break apart numbers to help solve subtraction problems! This worksheet gives students a step-by-step approach to performing subtraction with the decomposition strategy. After they read the introduction, learners will try on their own in six problems that require them to decompose the minuend into tens and ones, then find the difference. 

This second-grade worksheet is fantastic for introducing students to decomposition in subtraction with two-digit numbers. Regrouping can be tricky, so it is important that students get a clear, straightforward explanation of how it works. Learners can practice this new strategy while they work on their subtraction fact fluency! 

Try the next worksheets in this series here: Subtraction With Regrouping Using Decomposition #2 and Subtraction With Regrouping Using Decomposition #3.