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Mental Math Strategy: Compensation in Subtraction

Mental Math Strategy: Compensation in Subtraction

Assessment

Interactive Video

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Mathematics

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4th - 7th Grade

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Practice Problem

•

Hard

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CCSS
2.NBT.B.5, 2.NBT.B.7, 7.NS.A.1C

+2

Standards-aligned

Created by

Liam Anderson

FREE Resource

Standards-aligned

CCSS.2.NBT.B.5
,
CCSS.2.NBT.B.7
,
CCSS.7.NS.A.1C
CCSS.1.NBT.C.4
,
CCSS.2.MD.B.6
,
This video tutorial introduces the mental math strategy of compensation, focusing on subtraction. It explains how to reformulate subtraction problems to make them easier to solve mentally. The video provides three examples: 46 - 19, 76 - 37, and 91 - 42, demonstrating how to adjust the subtrahend and minuend to create equivalent differences that are simpler to compute.

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8 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main focus of the compensation strategy discussed in the video?

Addition

Multiplication

Division

Subtraction

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the first example, what number is added to both the subtrahend and minuend to simplify the subtraction?

2

4

1

3

Tags

CCSS.2.NBT.B.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the equivalent subtraction problem for 46 - 19 using compensation?

46 - 20

46 - 18

47 - 19

47 - 20

Tags

CCSS.2.NBT.B.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the second example, how much is added to the subtrahend 37 to make it a friendly number?

5

4

3

2

Tags

CCSS.2.NBT.B.5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the equivalent subtraction problem for 76 - 37 using compensation?

79 - 40

76 - 37

76 - 40

79 - 37

Tags

CCSS.1.NBT.C.4

CCSS.2.MD.B.6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the third example, what adjustment is made to the subtrahend 42 to simplify the subtraction?

Subtract 3

Add 3

Subtract 2

Add 2

Tags

CCSS.2.NBT.B.5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the equivalent subtraction problem for 91 - 42 using compensation?

89 - 40

89 - 42

91 - 42

91 - 40

Tags

CCSS.2.NBT.B.7

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