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Bridging Ten Addition

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Bridging Ten Addition

Use the number line and split the second number to reach the next ten first. Then add what is left.

Make the Next Ten

Use the number line to see how 36 + 7 can hop to 40, then on to the answer.

1.On the number line, 36 needs 4 more to reach 40. Split 7 into 4 and . Then 36 + 7 = .
3536373839404142434445
2.What number must be added to 57 to reach 60?
5556575859606162636465
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
3.To work out 48 + 6 by bridging to 50, which split of 6 should you use?
4546474849505152535455
  • 2 + 4
  • 3 + 3
  • 1 + 5
  • 4 + 2
4.Match each addition to the first ten you reach when bridging.
  • 34 + 8
  • 57 + 6
  • 76 + 5
  • 28 + 4
  • 60
  • 30
  • 80
  • 40

Split, Bridge and Add

Fill each gap to show how the number is split and how the addition reaches the next ten.

5.62 + 9 = 62 + + = + = .
606264666870727475
6.85 + 7 = 85 + + = + = .
80828486889092949698100
7.39 + 6 = 39 + + = + = .
353739414345474950

Practise Adding

Work out each sum. Show a split that helps you reach the next ten.

8.46 + 8 =
4042444648505254565860
9.28 + 7 =
252729313335373940
10.63 + 9 =
6062646668707274767880
11.37 + 5 =
353739414345474950
12.Grace has 26 stickers and gets 8 more. How many stickers does she have now? Show how you bridge to the next ten.
252729313335373940
13.In your own words, describe how making the next ten can help with an addition such as 58 + 6.
555759616365676970
14.Make up an addition using a two-digit number and a one-digit number that bridges to the next ten. Write the sum and solve it.

5 printable pages

  • Bridging Ten Addition, page 1 of 5: Make the Next Ten

    Page 1

  • Bridging Ten Addition, page 2 of 5: Split, Bridge and Add

    Page 2

  • Bridging Ten Addition, page 3 of 5: Practise Adding

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  • Bridging Ten Addition, page 4 of 5: 35 37 39 41 43 45 47 49 50

    Page 4

  • Bridging Ten Addition, page 5 of 5: 14. Make up an addition using a two-digit number and a one-digit number that

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