How to mentally subtract two two-digit numbers.
- Subtract 35 from 84.
- First subtract the two tens place digits (8 - 3 = 5)
- Notice that the bottom ones digit is larger than the top ones digit. Decrease
the answer for the tens place by one (5 - 1 = 4) and increase the top ones place by 10
(4 + 10 = 14).
- Next subtract the the two ones place digits (14 - 5 = 9)
- Put the tens and ones place answers together to make 49.
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- Subtract 62 from 94.
- First subtract the two tens place digits (9 - 6 = 3)
- Next subtract the two ones place digits (4 - 2 = 2)
- Combine the tens and ones place differences to give the answer of 32