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Composing and Decomposing Numbers

This worksheet helps second-grade students practice composing and decomposing numbers using various strategies.

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Fill in the Blanks2 Short AnswerMultiple ChoiceTrue / FalseMatchingLong Answer

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CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.NBT.B.5

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Composing and Decomposing Numbers

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Read each question carefully and follow the instructions to compose or decompose the numbers.

1. What number do you get when you put together 3 tens and 5 ones?  

2. Compose the number with 7 tens and 2 ones.  

3. If you have 40 + 8, what is the composed number?  

4. What is 50 + 9?  

1. Decompose the number 47 into tens and ones.

2. How would you break down the number 83?

1. Which of these shows a way to decompose 65?

a

6 + 5

b

60 + 5

c

65 + 0

d

50 + 6

2. What number is composed from 9 tens and 1 one?

a

19

b

90

c

91

d

100

1. Use the number line to show how you can decompose 15 into two parts.

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1. The number 28 can be decomposed into 2 tens and 8 ones.

T

True

F

False

2. Composing 1 ten and 1 one gives you the number 11.

T

True

F

False

Match the decomposed form with the composed number.

1. 3 tens and 4 ones

 

a. 56

2. 50 + 6

 

b. 34

3. 8 tens and 0 ones

 

c. 80

Explain in your own words what it means to 'decompose' a number. Give an example.