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Josiah subtracts 337 from 600 and writes the following:

600 minus 300 is 300. Then I can subtract 40 more and get 260. But I should have only subtracted 37 more, so I'll add 3 back to my difference to get 263.

Which mental math strategy did Josiah use?

A.
Associative Property

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Answered by WES
breaking apart

Answered by Anonymous
Josiah subtracts 337 from 600 and writes the following:

600 minus 300 is 300. Then I can subtract 40 more and get 260. But I should have only subtracted 37 more, so I'll add 3 back to my difference to get 263.

Which mental math strategy did Josiah use?

A.
Associative Property

B.
Breaking Apart

C.
Compensation

D.
Counting On

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Answered by Anonymous
A.
Associative Property
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