Add Using Compensation: Make a New Equation #1

Sharpen your mental math skills with this compensation worksheet! Students will work through seven problems, using compensation to find the sum. Learners are prompted to break the second addend into a multiple of ten and a subtrahend. Then, young mathematicians will solve the equation.

Designed for second- and third-grade learners, this worksheet will help students practice mental math. Compensation is a helpful strategy to easily add multi-digit numbers, and this worksheet will give students a straightforward method to follow.

This worksheet is the first in a series of three. Try Add Using Compensation: Make a New Equation #2 for more practice! For a review on compensation, check out Add Using Compensation: Number Line Models #1.