1.1.4

Finding 10 More or Less than a Number

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Finding 10 More or Less than a Number

When we add or take away 10 from a number, we need to focus on the tens column.

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Find 10 more

  • To add 10, we add 1 to the number in the tens column:
    • 569 + 10 = 579
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Find 10 less

  • To take away 10, we subtract 1 from the number in the tens column:
    • 569 - 10 = 559
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Adding to 9

  • Sometimes we want to add 10 and the number in the tens column is 9.
  • To do this, change the 9 to a 0 and add 1 to the number in the hundreds column:
    • 191 + 10 = 201
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Taking away from 0

  • Sometimes we want to take away 10 and the number in the tens column is 0.
  • To do this, change the 0 to a 9 and take away 1 from the number in the hundreds column:
    • 300 - 10 = 290

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