Grade 2 Addition: 2-Digit + 2-Digit (No Regrouping)

Add two-digit numbers without regrouping

What You'll Learn

  • Add tens to tens
  • Add ones to ones
  • Combine for the answer

📖Adding Two-Digit Numbers

When adding two-digit numbers, add the ones first, then the tens.

✏️Example

23 + 45 = ? Ones: 3 + 5 = 8. Tens: 2 + 4 = 6. Answer: 68!

Worked examples

Real problems from the practice worksheets, solved one step at a time.

  1. Example 1

    76 + 13 = ?

    1. Break apart both numbers by place value.
    2. 76 = 70 + 6
    3. 13 = 10 + 3
    4. Add the tens: 70 + 10 = 80
    5. Add the ones: 6 + 3 = 9
    6. Combine: 80 + 9 = 89

    Answer: 89

  2. Example 2

    66 + 21 = ?

    1. Break apart both numbers by place value.
    2. 66 = 60 + 6
    3. 21 = 20 + 1
    4. Add the tens: 60 + 20 = 80
    5. Add the ones: 6 + 1 = 7
    6. Combine: 80 + 7 = 87

    Answer: 87

  3. Example 3

    70 + 12 = ?

    1. Break apart both numbers by place value.
    2. 70 = 70 + 0
    3. 12 = 10 + 2
    4. Add the tens: 70 + 10 = 80
    5. Add the ones: 0 + 2 = 2
    6. Combine: 80 + 2 = 82

    Answer: 82