Grade 6 Subtraction Strategies Worksheet
Practice various subtraction strategies for Grade 6 math, including using number lines, compensation, and breaking apart numbers.
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Grade 6 Subtraction Strategies
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Read each question carefully and use the subtraction strategy specified or choose the most appropriate strategy to solve the problem. Show your work on the lines provided.
1. Use a number line to solve 75 - 18. Show your jumps on the number line.
2. Use the compensation strategy to solve 123 - 49.
Add 1 to 49 to make it 50. So, 123 - 50 = .
Since you added 1 to 49, you must also add 1 to your answer: + 1 = .
3. Solve 256 - 134 by breaking apart the numbers. Show your steps.
4. Which subtraction problem is best solved using the 'counting up' strategy?
95 - 2
100 - 98
78 - 34
500 - 250
5. The compensation strategy always involves adding the same amount to both numbers in a subtraction problem.
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6. A baker made 415 cookies. He sold 287 cookies. How many cookies does he have left? Use any subtraction strategy and show your work.
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