Mental Strategies: Real-world Applications

Mathematics
Grade 6
12 questions
~24 mins
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A worksheet focusing on mental strategies for subtracting 2-digit numbers, emphasizing real-world scenarios and problem-solving approaches for Grade 6 students.

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Mental Strategies: Real-world Applications

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Practice Questions

Answer all questions. Show your working in the grid spaces provided.
1.
Calculate 74 minus 29 mentally and write the answer.
[2 marks]
2.
Subtract 58 from 83 using mental strategies. Show your working.
[3 marks]
3.
Estimate 66 minus 39 by rounding to the nearest ten, then find the exact difference.
[3 marks]
4.
In a store, a toy costs $46. If you buy it and pay with a $50 note, how much change should you get back? Subtract mentally.
[3 marks]
5.
A school has 92 students. If 37 students are absent today, how many students are present? Use subtraction.
[2 marks]
6.
A farmer has 85 apples. He sells 29 apples in the morning. How many apples does he have left? Use mental subtraction.
[2 marks]
7.
Use mental strategies to find 63 minus 28. Show your steps.
[3 marks]
8.
A library has 120 books. If 47 books are borrowed, how many are left? Solve mentally.
[3 marks]
9.
A car traveled 96 km and then covered another 37 km. How far has it traveled in total? Subtract mentally to find the difference between each segment and the total.
[4 marks]
10.
Challenge: Subtract 83 from 150 mentally. Explain your strategy.
[4 marks]
11.
A shop had 200 chocolates. After selling some, 147 remain. How many chocolates were sold? Use mental subtraction.
[3 marks]
12.
Identify the mistake: A student subtracts 68 from 85 and writes 17 as the answer. Is this correct? If not, what is the correct answer?
[4 marks]

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Created
1/1/2026
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