How it works
Ten more makes the tens digit go up by one.
Ten less makes the tens digit go down by one.
The ones digit stays the same.
Worked examples
Ten more
- ten more than 55 is ?
- Look at the tens digit.
- Make it one bigger. The ones stay.
- So the answer is 65.
Ten less
- ten less than 79 is ?
- Look at the tens digit.
- Make it one smaller. The ones stay.
- So the answer is 69.
Ten more across a ten
- ten more than 16 is ?
- 16 has 1 ten and 6 ones.
- Ten more is 2 tens and 6 ones.
- So the answer is 26.
A taste of the worksheet
These are the first problems of set A. The printable sheet has many more, with an answer key.
- ten more than 26 is __
- ten more than 73 is __
- ten more than 12 is __
- ten more than 83 is __
- ten more than 32 is __
Words to know
- ten more
- Add one ten.
- ten less
- Take away one ten.