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ID Best Compensation Strategies for Subtraction

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Select the best strategy to eliminate the need to regroup while subtracting 600 - 73

a)

-1 from both the minuend & subtrahend

b)

+7 (to both minuend & subtrahend)

c)

Just subtract because no regrouping is needed

2.

Select the best strategy to eliminate the need to regroup while subtracting 792 - 73

a)

-1 from both minuend & subtrahend

b)

+7 (to both minuend & subtrahend)

c)

Just subtract because no regrouping is needed

3.

Select the best strategy to eliminate the need to regroup while subtracting 794 - 57

a)

-1 from both minuend & subtrahend

b)

+3 (to both minuend & subtrahend)

c)

Just subtract because no regrouping is needed

d)

+9 (to both minuend & subtrahend)

e)

+6 (to both minuend & subtrahend)

4.

Select the best strategy to eliminate the need to regroup while subtracting 13,000 - 747

a)

-1 from both minuend & subtrahend

b)

+3 (to both minuend & subtrahend)

c)

Just subtract because no regrouping is needed

d)

-1 from both minuend only

5.

Select the best strategy to eliminate the need to regroup while subtracting 400 - 168

a)

-1 from both minuend & subtrahend

b)

+2 (to both minuend & subtrahend)

c)

Just subtract because no regrouping is needed

d)

-1 from both minuend only

6.

Select the best strategy to eliminate the need to regroup while subtracting 489 - 168

a)

-1 from both minuend & subtrahend

b)

+2 (to both minuend & subtrahend)

c)

Just subtract because no regrouping is needed

d)

-1 from both minuend only

e)

+1 (to both minuend & subtrahend)

7.

Select the best strategy to eliminate the need to regroup while subtracting 482 - 168

a)

-1 from both minuend & subtrahend

b)

+8 (to both minuend & subtrahend)

c)

Just subtract because no regrouping is needed

d)

-1 from both minuend only

e)

+2 (to both minuend & subtrahend)

8.

Select the best strategy to eliminate the need to regroup while subtracting 555 - 36

a)

-1 from both minuend & subtrahend

b)

+5 (to both minuend & subtrahend)

c)

Just subtract because no regrouping is needed

d)

-1 from both minuend only

e)

+4 (to both minuend & subtrahend)

9.

Select the best strategy to eliminate the need to regroup while subtracting 7,770 - 99

a)

-1 from both minuend & subtrahend

b)

+1 (to both minuend & subtrahend)

c)

Just subtract because no regrouping is needed

d)

-1 from both minuend only

10.

Select the best strategy to eliminate the need to regroup while subtracting 7,773 - 49

a)

-1 from both minuend & subtrahend

b)

+1 (to both minuend & subtrahend)

c)

Just subtract because no regrouping is needed

d)

-1 from both minuend only

e)

+7 (to both minuend & subtrahend)

11.

Select the best strategy to eliminate the need to regroup while subtracting 165 - 49

a)

-1 from both minuend & subtrahend

b)

+1 (to both minuend & subtrahend)

c)

Just subtract because no regrouping is needed

d)

-1 from both minuend only

e)

+5 (to both minuend & subtrahend)

12.

Select the best strategy to eliminate the need to regroup while subtracting 23,000 - 789

a)

-1 from both minuend & subtrahend

b)

+1 (to both minuend & subtrahend)

c)

Just subtract because no regrouping is needed

d)

-1 from both minuend only

e)

+10 (to both minuend & subtrahend)