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Count On and Use Ten to Subtract - Up to 20

āš”ļø The ultimate combination! Let's put two mighty strategies together to solve any teen subtraction problem in record time.

Lesson 7

Concept

You know how to "Count On", and you know how to use "Ten as a stepping stone". Let's put them together! šŸŽÆ **The Combo Strategy:** **Example: 14 - 8 = ?** We can count UP from 8 to 14, but we'll use 10 as a rest stop to make it faster. 1. **Count up from the small number to 10:** How many steps from 8 to 10? It's 2 steps. 2. **Count up from 10 to the big number:** How many steps from 10 to 14? It's 4 steps. 3. **Add your steps together!** 2 steps + 4 steps = 6 total steps. So, **14 - 8 = 6**. This is the fastest mental math trick for hard subtraction problems!

Try it

Let's combo our strategies! **Instructions:** Find the steps to 10, then the steps past 10, and add them together. **Problem 1: 15 - 9 = ?** * Steps from 9 to 10: 1 * Steps from 10 to 15: 5 * Add them up! 1 + 5 = ___ * Answer: 15 - 9 = ___ **Problem 2: 13 - 7 = ?** * Steps from 7 to 10: ___ * Steps from 10 to 13: ___ * Add them: ___ + ___ = ___ * Answer: 13 - 7 = ___ **Problem 3: 16 - 8 = ?** * Answer: ___ **Problem 4: 12 - 9 = ?** * Answer: ___