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2-Digit Addition Subtraction Strategies

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2-Digit Addition Subtraction Strategies

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➕ Part 1: 2-Digit Addition Strategies

Strategy Example: Breaking Apart Numbers (Tidy Numbers)

To solve 34 + 28:

Step 1: Break apart the numbers
34 = 30 + 4
28 = 20 + 8

Step 2: Add the tens first
30 + 20 = 50

Step 3: Add the ones
4 + 8 = 12

Step 4: Add together
50 + 12 = 62

1. Use the breaking apart strategy to solve 45 + 37:
2. Solve 26 + 49 using tidy numbers:
3. Find the answer: 38 + 25
4. Calculate 57 + 34 by breaking apart the numbers:

➖ Part 2: 2-Digit Subtraction Strategies

Strategy Example: Jump Strategy on Number Line

To solve 63 - 28:

Step 1: Start at 63
Step 2: Jump back 20 (the tens)
63 - 20 = 43

Step 3: Jump back 8 (the ones)
43 - 8 = 35

Answer: 63 - 28 = 35

5. Use the jump strategy to solve 74 - 36:
6. Calculate 82 - 47 using jumps on a number line:
7. Find the answer: 65 - 29
8. Solve 91 - 35 by jumping back:

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