Question
when subtracting 288 from 506 how would thinking of 500 as 50 tens help you?
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Melea
Round 288 t0 300 and Round 506 to 500.
SraJMcGin
BTW, the Subject is not 3rd grade but Math, if you wish a Math teacher to read your post.
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PsyDAG
506 - 288 = ?
If you have 50 tens, then borrowing one ten for the ones column (to give you 16 - 8) leaves you 49 tens remaining. Then you can subtract 8 from the 9 remaining in the tens column and the 2 from the 4 in the hundreds column.
Does that help you understand?
If you have 50 tens, then borrowing one ten for the ones column (to give you 16 - 8) leaves you 49 tens remaining. Then you can subtract 8 from the 9 remaining in the tens column and the 2 from the 4 in the hundreds column.
Does that help you understand?