Two-step subtraction problems: Challenge Page
Grade 2 · Subtraction within 100 · CCSS.Math.2.NBT
- Mia had 53 stickers. She used 22, then lost 10. How many left? ___
- Mia had 42 stickers. She used 24, then lost 13. How many left? ___
- Mia had 74 stickers. She used 14, then lost 12. How many left? ___
- Mia had 74 stickers. She used 17, then lost 14. How many left? ___
- Mia had 72 stickers. She used 15, then lost 9. How many left? ___
- Mia had 77 stickers. She used 10, then lost 20. How many left? ___
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This printable worksheet gives Grade 2 students focused practice on Two-step subtraction problems, an essential building block within Subtraction within 100 and one of the milestone skills inside the Common Core CCSS.Math.2.NBT cluster.
We organize the page so the easier warm-up problems sit at the top and the more challenging stretch questions sit near the bottom, giving students a confidence boost before they reach the harder work. Mastery looks like solving most problems correctly without resorting to finger counting or repeated guessing.
Print one copy per child, set a quiet 10–15 minute block, and let students work through the page with a pencil and an eraser. Sit with them as they finish so any misconceptions surface right away instead of getting practiced into bad habits.
Want a different angle on this skill? Try the matching variants in our Grade 2 · Subtraction within 100 collection, or jump up to the cross-grade Subtraction within 100 hub.
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This worksheet is aligned to Common Core State Standard CCSS.Math.2.NBT and supports the broader Subtraction within 100 progression that students continue to build through later grades. The same skill is revisited each year with greater abstraction, so the work your student does on this single sheet feeds into the multi-digit and multi-step problems they will see in middle school.
Pair this Two-step subtraction problems worksheet with the rest of the Grade 2 Subtraction within 100 collection for a focused practice block that covers the standard from several angles in a single afternoon.
Sample problems on this worksheet
- Mia had 53 stickers. She used 22, then lost 10. How many left? ___
- Mia had 42 stickers. She used 24, then lost 13. How many left? ___
- Mia had 74 stickers. She used 14, then lost 12. How many left? ___
- Mia had 74 stickers. She used 17, then lost 14. How many left? ___
- Mia had 72 stickers. She used 15, then lost 9. How many left? ___
- Mia had 77 stickers. She used 10, then lost 20. How many left? ___
How to use this worksheet
Print one copy per child on standard letter or A4 paper. Set a quiet 10 to 15 minute window. Hand your student a sharpened pencil and an eraser, and let them work top to bottom. The first row is a warm-up on purpose. The last row is a stretch on purpose. Sit with them as they finish so any misconceptions surface right away instead of getting practiced into a bad habit.
If your student finishes quickly, flip the page over and ask them to write two new problems of their own that target the same skill. It's a powerful retention move. If they get stuck, pull out manipulatives that match the skill (counters for early addition, base-ten blocks for place value, fraction tiles for fractions) and work through one or two problems together before letting them try the rest on their own.
Common Core alignment
This page targets CCSS.Math.2.NBT inside the broader Subtraction within 100 progression. The skill is introduced earlier in elementary school through concrete representations and revisited each year with greater abstraction. To see how it develops across grade levels, visit our Subtraction within 100 hub. To see the rest of the Grade 2 work in this strand, visit the Grade 2 · Subtraction within 100 collection.