Subtraction Using Addition Strategies
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Subtraction Using Addition Strategies
📚 Example: How to Use Addition to Solve Subtraction
Problem: 15 - 8 = ?
Think: What number plus 8 equals 15?
Addition strategy: 8 + ? = 15
Answer: 8 + 7 = 15, so 15 - 8 = 7
🧮 Part 1: Using Addition to Solve Subtraction
Think: 5 + ____ = 12
Think: 7 + ____ = 20
Think: 9 + ____ = 16
Think: 8 + ____ = 25
Think: 6 + ____ = 14
✏️ Part 2: Word Problems Using Addition Strategies
Write the addition equation: 11 + ____ = 18
Write the addition equation: _______________
Write the addition equation: _______________
Write the addition equation: _______________
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