Mental Addition of Two-Digit Numbers
This is a complete lesson with instruction and exercises for the student about adding two 2-digit numbers mentally, meant for 2nd grade. The basic idea is to add in parts, such as tens and ones separately, or add in parts in some other way.
Example 1. Add in parts 40 + 55. First break 55 into its tens and ones. 55 is 50 + 5. So, 40 + 55 becomes 40 + 50 + 5. Now add 40 and 50. You get 90. Then add the 5. You get 90 + 5 = ______. |
Example 2. Add in parts 36 + 30. First break 36 into three tens and ones. 36 is 30 + 6. So, 36 + 30 becomes 30 + 6 + 30. Now add 30 and 30. That is 60. Then add the 6. You get 60 + 6 = _______. |
1. Add in parts, breaking the second number into its tens and ones.
a. 20 + 34 = _______ 20 + 30 + 4 |
b. 70 + 18 = _______ 70 + ______ + ____ |
c. 50 + 27 = _______ 50 + ______ + ____ |
2. Add in parts. Break the number that is not whole tens into its tens and ones in your mind.
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3. Add mentally. We already studied these. The first one is the helping problem.
a. 7 + 8 = ______ 17 + 8 = ______ 37 + 8 = ______ |
b. 4 + 9 = ______ 14 + 9 = ______ 44 + 9 = ______ |
c. 8 + 4 = ______ 48 + 4 = ______ 78 + 4 = ______ |
d. 7 + 9 = ______ 57 + 9 = ______ 37 + 9 = ______ |
How can you easily add 16 + 19? Here's the answer: again, add in parts. |
16 + 19 = 6 + 9 + 10 + 10 = 15 + 10 + 10 = _____ |
4. Add in parts.
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e. 18 + 12 = ______ |
f. 13 + 16 = ______ |
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g. 16 + 17 = ______ |
h. 17 + 15 = ______ |
5. a. Laura owns 13 cats. Five of her
cats live in the house.
How many of her cats live outside?
b. Laura's cats eat 20 lb of cat food in a week. Laura has two 4-lb
bags at home. How many more pounds of
cat food does she
need to have enough for one week?
6. Count by threes.
42, 45, _______, _______, _______, _______,_______, _______, _______
7. Find the pattern and continue it. This pattern “grows” at each step.
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8. Add by adding tens and ones separately.
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f. 42 + 68 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
g. 45 + 18
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h. 37 + 58 |
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This lesson is taken from Maria Miller's book Math Mammoth Add & Subtract 2B, and posted at www.HomeschoolMath.net with permission from the author. Copyright © Maria Miller.
Math Mammoth Add & Subtract 2-B
A self-teaching worktext for 2nd grade that covers mental addition and subtraction with two-digit numbers, and regrouping in addition and subtraction (carrying & borrowing).
Download ($5.65). Also available as a printed copy.