Audrey used compensation to mentally solve the subtraction problem 5.35 - 0.07.

5.35 - 0.07
5.35 - 0.10 = 5.25
What is the final step needed to complete her work?
(1 point)
• Add 0.07.
• Subtract 0.07.
• Subtract 0.03.
• Add 0.03.

1 answer

To complete Audrey's work using compensation, she initially rounded down 0.07 to 0.10, which made the subtraction easier by calculating 5.35 - 0.10 = 5.25.

Since she wants to compensate for the fact that she subtracted a little more (0.10 instead of 0.07), she will need to add back the difference between 0.10 and 0.07, which is 0.03.

So, the final step needed is:

• Add 0.03.