Grade 2 · Math

Add two-digit numbers

LET’S TRY ONE

What is 48 + 27?

75

8 + 7 = 15: regroup one ten. 4 + 2 + 1 tens makes 7 tens and 5 ones.

Your turn!
Learning steps & teaching tips

Add two two-digit numbers, including regrouping.

  1. Combine ones, exchange ten ones for a ten, then combine tens.
  2. Work through the example. Explain how its evidence supports the answer.
  3. Try a new question; use the explanation to check your thinking.

Try it together

Write or draw your own example with different numbers. Solve it, then ask a partner to check the method as well as the answer.

Combine ones, exchange ten ones for a ten, then combine tens.