Count up to subtract
2nd Grade Math practice: Solve mentally: 52 - 48. Part of compare and estimate (Compare and Estimate).
~10 min
Count from the subtrahend to the minuend to find the difference.
Subtract by counting up
To find a difference, start at the smaller number and count up to the bigger number. The number of counts is the answer.
💡 Say the numbers you land on as you count.