Add Two-Digit Numbers

Dear Family, 29
This week your child is learning to add two-digit
numbers, making a new ten when necessary.
One strategy for adding two-digit numbers is to add the tens to the tens and add
the ones to the ones. If adding the ones to the ones results in a total of 10 or more,
your child will see how to combine 10 ones to make 1 ten.
Example: Find 25 1 14. Example: Find 38 1 17.
There are fewer than 10 ones. You There are more than 10 ones. You
do not need to make a new ten. can make a new ten.

Add the Add the

1 5 1
tens ones
38 17 4 tens 15 ones
40 1 10 1 5 5 55
20
1 5
10 1 4 So, 38 1 17 5 55.
30 1 9 5 39
So, 25 1 14 5 39.
Learning to make a ten in this way will help your child add two-digit numbers and
will prepare your child to use other addition and subtraction strategies.
Invite your child to share what he or she knows about adding two-digit numbers by
doing the following activity together.

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 Activity   Adding Two-Digit Numbers
Do this activity with your child to practice adding two-digit numbers.
Materials 2 number cubes, pencil, and paper
Tell your child you will be practicing adding two-digit numbers and that
sometimes it will be necessary to make a new ten.
• Have your child roll two 1–6 number cubes to form a two-digit number.
For example, for a roll of 3 and 5, he or she can make 35 or 53. Write this
number in the first column of the table below.
• Ask your child to add 27 to the number and record the answer below. This
may or may not require making a new ten.
• Ask your child how he or she can tell whether a new ten will be made
when looking at the numbers being added.
• Have your child make quick drawings like the Example on the previous
page to model the numbers being added.
• Repeat this activity until your child has completed the table.

35 1 27 5 62

1 27 5

1 27 5

1 27 5

1 27 5

1 27 5

1 27 5

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Explore Adding Two-Digit Numbers

Learning Target
• Add within 100, including adding a
Juliana has 15 pennies. two-digit number and a one-digit
number, and adding a two-digit
number and a multiple of 10, using
Nico has 23 pennies. concrete models or drawings and
strategies based on place value,
properties of operations, and/or the
How many pennies in all? relationship between addition and
subtraction; relate the strategy to a
written method and explain the
reasoning used. Understand that in
adding two-digit numbers, one
adds tens and tens, ones and ones;
Try It and sometimes it is necessary to
compose a ten.
SMP  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Math Toolkit
• base-ten blocks

15 1 23 5

They have pennies in all.

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Connect It
22 children play on the hill.
38 children play in the field.
How many children are playing?

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40

41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50

51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60

61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70

71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80

81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90

91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100

22 1 38 5
children are playing.

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Prepare for Adding Two-Digit Numbers

1 Think about what you know about tens.
Fill in each box. Use words, numbers, and
pictures. Show as many ideas as you can.

Examples

Examples Examples

tens

Examples

2 Celia and Jamal made drawings

Celia
Celia Jamal
Jamal
to show 32. Which drawing is right?
Explain.

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3 Solve the problem. Use two colors to count on by tens and

ones from the starting number.

26 children swim in the pool.

44 children swim in the lake.
How many children are swimming?

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40

41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50

51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60

61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70

71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80

81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90

91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100

26 1 44 5

children are swimming.

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Develop Adding Two-Digit Numbers

How many marbles in all?

35 marbles 27 marbles

Try It Math Toolkit

• base-ten blocks
• hundred charts
• number bonds
• connecting cubes

DISCUSS IT
To find the number
of marbles, I
started by . . .

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How many marbles in all?

35 marbles 27 marbles

Model It
Find 35 1 27.
Add the tens and ones.

1 5 1

5 tens 12 ones
50
1 12    5

35 1 27 5

marbles in all.

Connect It
1 How is your way like Model It? How is it different?

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2 Who is right? How do you know?

Boom: 25 1 16 5 31
1
Buzz: 25 1 16 5 41

Apply It
3 Find 35 1 28.
1 5 1
Add the tens and ones.

tens ones

50 1 5

35 1 28 5

4 Find 24 1 25.
Add the tens and ones. 1 5 1

tens ones

40 1 5

24 1 25 5
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5 Find 56 1 28.

7 tens ones
1
1 5

56 1 28 5

6 Find 35 1 13.

tens ones
1
1 5

35 1 13 5

7 Find 55 1 39.

55 1 39 5

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Practice Adding Two-Digit Numbers

Look at the Example. Then solve problems 1–4.

Example  Find 29 1 16.

Add the tens and ones.

1 5 1

3 tens 1 15 ones

30 1 15 5 45
29 1 16 5 45

1 Find 27 1 15.

2 tens    7 ones
1
1 1 ten     5 ones

tens  ones

30 1 5

27 1 15 5

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2 Find 52 1 17.

tens ones
1
60 1 5

52 1 17 5

3 Find 39 1 57.

1 5 1

8 tens 1 ones

1 5

39 1 57 5

4 Find 33 1 18.

33 1 18 5

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Develop Adding Two-Digit Numbers

How many shells in all?

24 shells 58 shells

Try It Math Toolkit

• base-ten blocks
• hundred charts
• number bonds
• connecting cubes

DISCUSS IT
Which addition
strategy could
help?

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How many shells in all? 24 shells 58 shells

Model It
Find 24 1 58.
Add the tens.
Then add the ones.
2 tens  4 ones
24 58
1 5 tens  8 ones
20 4 50 8
7 tens  12 ones

1 ten  2 ones

tens ones

So, 24 1 58 5 .

shells in all.

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Connect It
1 How is your way like Model It? How is it different?

2 How is adding 24 1 58 like adding 24 1 8?

Apply It
3 Manny has 43 cards.
Mark has 17 cards.
How many cards in all?
Complete the number bonds and fill in the blanks.
4 tens    3 ones
43
1 1 ten     7 ones

tens ones 40

1 5

cards

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4 Find 35 1 43.
Complete the number bonds
and fill in the blanks. 35
 30 1
30
 40 1

1 5 35 1 43 5

5 55 carrots grow in Asha’s garden.

38 pumpkins grow in her garden.
How many plants in all?

 50 1 5
 30 1 8

1 5 plants

6 Find 14 1 49.
49
5 14 1 49

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Practice Adding Two-Digit Numbers

Look at the Example. Then solve problems 1–5.

Example  Find 47 1 35. 4 tens  7 ones

1 3 tens  5 ones
7 tens  12 ones
47 1 35 5 82 70 1 10 1 2 5 82

1 Find 26 1 27.

2 tens   6 ones
1 2 tens   7 ones

tens ones 5

26 1 27 5

2 18 big spoons and 31 small spoons. 10 1 8

How many spoons in all?
30 1 1

1 5

spoons 18 1 31 5

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3 Find 56 1 28.
56 28
 50 1
50 8
18

1 5

56 1 28 5

4 47 green hats and 28 blue hats.

17
How many hats altogether?
20 1

1 5

47 1 28 5
hats

5 Find 62 1 18.
62 18

8
62 1 18 5

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LESSON 29 SESSION 4 

Refine Adding Two-Digit Numbers

Complete the Example. Then solve problems 1–4.

Example
27 flower stickers. 64 star stickers.
How many stickers in all?
2 tens    7 ones
1 6 tens    4 ones

8 tens 11 ones

27 1 64 5 80  1  11

stickers 80  1 10 1 1

Apply It
1 38 soccer balls and 46 kickballs.
How many balls in all?

38 1 46 5
1
balls

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2 17 yellow flowers and 28 white flowers.

How many flowers altogether? 1 ten    7 ones
1 2 tens     8 ones
17 1 28 5
tens ones
flowers

3 52 oak trees and 35 pine trees.

How many trees in all? 52 35

52 1 35 5

trees

4 What is another way to find the total?

Draw lines to match.

1 ten  5 ones 20 1 2
1 3 tens 7 ones 50 1 4

6 tens 3 ones 10 1 5
1 1 ten  9 ones 30 1 7

2 tens 2 ones 60 1 3
1 5 tens 4 ones 10 1 9
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Practice Adding Two-Digit Numbers

Look at the Example. Then solve problems 1–4.

Example 
Find 17 1 47.

1 5 1

5 tens 1  14 ones

50 5 64
1 14 

17 1 47 5 64

1 Find 43 1 25.
43 25
40 1 3
40 3 20 5
20 1 5

60 1 5

43 1 25 5

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2 Find 38 1 53.

3 tens 8 ones
1 5 tens 3 ones

tens ones

38 1 53 5

3 What is another way to find the total?

Draw lines to match.

1 ten  8 ones 10 1 8
1 3 tens 4 ones 30 1 4

2 tens 6 ones 70 1 9
1 4 tens 2 ones 10 1 3

7 tens 9 ones 20 1 6
1 1 ten  3 ones 40 1 2

4 39 road bikes and 39 trail bikes.

How many bikes in all? 1

5 39 1 39 bikes
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Refine Adding Two-Digit Numbers

Apply It

Solve problems 1–6.

1 33 math books and 27 reading books.
What is the total number of books?

33 1 27 5

books

2 Find 72 1 22.

 74

 84

 94

3 17 gold stars and 29 silver stars.

How many stars in all?

17 1 29 5

stars

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4 Find 13 1 65.
13 65

13 1 65 5

5 48 circles and 35 squares. 4 tens    8 ones

How many shapes in all? 1 3 tens    5 ones
What is wrong? Explain.
7 tens 13 ones 5 73

6 Find 65 1 18.

65 1 18 5

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