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Compensation Strategy - Subtraction Worksheets

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Help students strengthen their mental subtraction strategies with these Compensate to Subtract worksheets.

Students add a small amount to one number to make it easier to subtract from, then compensate by adding the same amount back to keep their answer correct.

What’s included:

  • 2 worksheet versions - choose the layout that best suits your students

  • 3 worksheets per version

  • Answer keys included


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Year/Grade3rd
Year/Grade4th
FormatWorksheet/Printable
Content AreaMathematics1. Number and AlgebraAddition & Subtraction
Content AreaMathematics
Learning ProgramsMathsGrades 3 & 41. Number & AlgebraAddition & Subtraction2. Partitioning, Compensation, Levelling & Constant Difference