1st Grade Adding and Subtracting Tens Within 100 Worksheet (PDF)

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This adding tens worksheet for 1st Grade covers adding and subtracting tens within 100 (Common Core 1.NBT.C.4, 1.NBT.C.5, 1.NBT.C.6), with a free PDF to print.

This worksheet has 20 problems about adding ones and tens to two-digit numbers, finding 10 more and 10 less, and subtracting tens (1.NBT.C.4, 1.NBT.C.5, 1.NBT.C.6). Use blocks and charts to help. The last six problems are word problems.

Grade 1 · Common Core State Standards: 1.NBT.C.4, 1.NBT.C.5, 1.NBT.C.6

Adding tens worksheet: exercises 1 to 10

Exercise 1 – Count the blocks

Look at the blocks. Write the number.

Tens rods and ones cubes.

Exercise 2 – 10 more

Write the number that is 10 more:

  1. 10 more than 20
  2. 10 more than 36
  3. 10 more than 58
  4. 10 more than 81

Exercise 3 – 10 less

Write the number that is 10 less:

  1. 10 less than 40
  2. 10 less than 52
  3. 10 less than 67
  4. 10 less than 90

Exercise 4 – Hundred chart

Use the chart. What is 10 more than 63? What is 10 less than 63?

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The yellow box is 63.

Exercise 5 – Add the ones

Find each sum:

  1. \(30 + 4\)
  2. \(50 + 7\)
  3. \(23 + 4\)
  4. \(56 + 3\)

Exercise 6 – Blocks and more ones

The blocks show 35. Add 4 more ones. Find \(35 + 4\).

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35 + 4.

Exercise 7 – Add tens

Find each sum:

  1. \(20 + 30\)
  2. \(40 + 40\)
  3. \(30 + 60\)
  4. \(50 + 20\)

Exercise 8 – Tens to a two-digit number

Find each sum:

  1. \(34 + 20\)
  2. \(41 + 30\)
  3. \(26 + 50\)

Exercise 9 – Subtract tens

Find each difference:

  1. \(70 – 20\)
  2. \(90 – 40\)
  3. \(60 – 60\)
  4. \(50 – 10\)

Exercise 10 – Cross out the rods

The blocks show 70. Cross out 4 rods. Find \(70 – 40\).

7 tens.

Exercises 11 and up

Exercise 11 – Make the next ten

Use the number line to find \(28 + 5\).

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First hop: 28 to 30. Then add the rest of 5.

Exercise 12 – Make a ten

Find each sum. Make the next ten first.

  1. \(47 + 6\)
  2. \(35 + 8\)
  3. \(59 + 4\)

Exercise 13 – Missing number

Find ?:

  1. \(40 + ? = 70\)
  2. \(? + 20 = 90\)
  3. \(80 – ? = 30\)
  4. \(60 – ? = 20\)

Exercise 14 – Add in any order

Find each sum:

  1. \(3 + 64\)
  2. \(70 + 15\)
  3. \(20 + 58\)

Exercise 15 – Cookie tray

Sofia baked 46 cookies. Then she baked 7 more cookies. How many cookies did she bake in all?

Exercise 16 – Marbles

Ethan had 60 marbles. He gave 20 marbles to his cousin. How many marbles does Ethan have now?

Exercise 17 – Cans for the food drive

Priya’s class collected 52 cans on Monday and 30 cans on Tuesday. How many cans did they collect in all?

Exercise 18 – Sticker book

Liam has a sticker book with 90 stickers. He used 40 stickers. How many stickers are left?

Exercise 19 – Bags of oranges

Each bag at the farmers market has 10 oranges. Aisha buys 6 bags. Then she buys 2 more bags. How many oranges does she have?

Exercise 20 – Mystery number

Noah is thinking of a number. 10 more than his number is 74. What is Noah’s number? What is 10 less than his number?

See the solutions: Adding and Subtracting Tens Within 100 worksheet solutions

Key facts behind this adding tens worksheet

Key facts
  • A two-digit number has tens and ones, like 34 = 3 tens and 4 ones.
  • To add ones, keep the tens and add the ones.
  • If the ones pass 9, make the next ten first.
  • 10 more or 10 less changes only the tens digit.
  • To subtract tens, think of tens: 8 tens – 3 tens = 5 tens.

How to use this adding tens worksheet

Work through the exercises in order: they go from simple to challenging. Write every step on paper, then compare with the solutions page and redo any exercise you missed the next day.

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