Compensation: An Addition Strategy
Compensation is a mental math strategy for multi-digit addition that involves adjusting one of the addends to make the equation easier to solve. Some students
Compensation is a mental math strategy for multi-digit addition that involves adjusting one of the addends to make the equation easier to solve. Some students
Breaking apart an addend is a mental math strategy for addition. Some students may find this method more efficient than left-to-right addition. This strategy