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
Subject: MathematicsGrade: GCSE Higher
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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.
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- 1/1/2026
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- 1/1/2026
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