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Year 1 Mental Addition and Subtraction Strategies Worksheet — Level 1 — Answers

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Year 1 Mental Addition and Subtraction Strategies Worksheet — Level 1 — Answers

Fill in each step of the strategy, then write the answer.

1.9 + 8 = 9 + 1 + (answer space) = (answer space)

Answer: 7, 17

  1. 9 + 1 = 10 (a ten)
  2. 10 + 7 = 17
2.7 + 4 = 7 + 3 + (answer space) = (answer space)

Answer: 1, 11

  1. 7 + 3 = 10 (a ten)
  2. 10 + 1 = 11
3.7 + 6 = (answer space) + (answer space) + 1 = (answer space)

Answer: 6, 6, 13

  1. Double 6 is 12
  2. 12 + 1 = 13
4.9 + 5 = 9 + 1 + (answer space) = (answer space)

Answer: 4, 14

  1. 9 + 1 = 10 (a ten)
  2. 10 + 4 = 14
5.6 + 5 = 6 + 4 + (answer space) = (answer space)

Answer: 1, 11

  1. 6 + 4 = 10 (a ten)
  2. 10 + 1 = 11
6.6 + 7 = (answer space) + (answer space) + 1 = (answer space)

Answer: 6, 6, 13

  1. Double 6 is 12
  2. 12 + 1 = 13
7.8 + 4 = 8 + 2 + (answer space) = (answer space)

Answer: 2, 12

  1. 8 + 2 = 10 (a ten)
  2. 10 + 2 = 12
8.9 + 6 = 9 + 1 + (answer space) = (answer space)

Answer: 5, 15

  1. 9 + 1 = 10 (a ten)
  2. 10 + 5 = 15
9.2 + 3 = (answer space) + (answer space) + 1 = (answer space)

Answer: 2, 2, 5

  1. Double 2 is 4
  2. 4 + 1 = 5
10.7 + 7 = 7 + 3 + (answer space) = (answer space)

Answer: 4, 14

  1. 7 + 3 = 10 (a ten)
  2. 10 + 4 = 14
11.8 + 3 = 8 + 2 + (answer space) = (answer space)

Answer: 1, 11

  1. 8 + 2 = 10 (a ten)
  2. 10 + 1 = 11
12.5 + 4 = (answer space) + (answer space) + 1 = (answer space)

Answer: 4, 4, 9

  1. Double 4 is 8
  2. 8 + 1 = 9
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