Mental Strategies: Fluency & Practice

Mathematics
GCSE Higher
10 questions
~20 mins
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A worksheet focusing on mental subtraction strategies for 2-digit numbers, designed to develop procedural fluency and problem-solving skills for GCSE Higher students.

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Mental Strategies: Fluency & Practice

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Grade GCSE Higher
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Practice Questions

Answer all questions. Show your working in the grid spaces provided.
1.
Calculate 87 - 29 using mental strategies.
[2 marks]
2.
Subtract 46 from 73 mentally. Describe your strategy.
[3 marks]
3.
Calculate 94 - 58 mentally by rounding.
[2 marks]
4.
Solve 65 - 27 using mental subtraction with complementary numbers.
[2 marks]
5.
Subtract 33 from 58 mentally. Explain your method.
[3 marks]
6.
Calculate 99 - 72 using near-doubles.
[2 marks]
7.
A shop has 86 items. If 29 items are sold, how many are left? Use mental subtraction.
[3 marks]
8.
Calculate 74 - 59 mentally by decomposing 59.
[2 marks]
9.
Estimate 83 - 46 mentally and then check the exact answer.
[3 marks]
10.
Identify and correct the mistake: Subtract 65 - 38 by taking 65 - 30 = 35, then subtracting 8 to get 27.
[3 marks]

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Created
1/1/2026
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1/1/2026
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