These examples should encourage students to use counting up or other mental strategies rather than regrouping on paper. For example, in Question 1, a student might count up 3 from 3997 to 4000. Then count up 3 more to 4003. Therefore, the answer is 6. In Question 5, a student might recall the answer for Question 4 (a similar problem) and take away one more number.
6
12
201
3500
3499
3501
Strategies will vary. See note above.
H. Take It Away!
Do these problems in your head.
Explain your strategies for Question 1 and Question 5.