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Addition and Multiplication Strategies

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Addition and Multiplication Strategies

Addition and Multiplication Strategies

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➕ Part 1: Addition Strategies to 200

1. Use the jump strategy to solve 67 + 25. Show your working:
2. Break apart the numbers to solve 84 + 39:
3. Use compensation to solve 98 + 47 (hint: round 98 to 100):
4. Circle the best strategy for solving 125 + 75:

Jump strategy

Break apart

Compensation

Mental addition (doubles)

✖️ Part 2: Multiplication Tables (2, 3, 5, 10)

5. Complete these multiplication facts:

7 × 2 = _____

6 × 3 = _____

8 × 5 = _____

9 × 10 = _____

6. Which multiplication facts equal 30? Check all that apply:

6 × 5

3 × 10

15 × 2

5 × 6

7. Use skip counting to solve 7 × 3. Show your working:

🧠 Part 3: Strategy Practice

8. Match each problem with the best strategy:
1. 99 + 56
2. 80 + 70
3. 45 + 38
4. 6 × 5
A. Mental addition
B. Compensation
C. Break apart
D. Skip counting
9. Solve these problems using any strategy. Show your working:

a) 156 + 37 = _____

b) 8 × 10 = _____

c) 127 + 68 = _____

🎯 Part 4: Problem Solving

10. Sarah has 85 stickers. Her friend gives her 47 more stickers. How many stickers does Sarah have altogether? Show your strategy:
11. There are 5 packets of biscuits. Each packet has 8 biscuits. How many biscuits are there in total?
12. Explain in your own words what the compensation strategy is and when you would use it:
13. Create your own word problem that uses multiplication by 3:

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