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Abacus · Ages 7+ · Set A
Adding in your head
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Remember: Picture the beads. Add the tens first, then the ones. When the ones row fills up, trade ten ones for one ten.

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Swapping stickersAt lunch Mia and Ben swap stickers. Ben has 31 stickers, and Mia gives him 20 more. Mia has no pencil, so she pictures her frame. Twenty is two tens, so only the tens row moves: three tens and two tens make five tens, and Ben has 51. Then Mia finds 6 more. One and six make seven, so Ben has 57. If the ones row fills up, ten ones trade for one ten.
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Mia adds two tens to 31. Which row do the new beads go on?
The ones rowThe tens row
2
Picture the frame and add two tens. 53 + 20 =
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Does 52 + 4 need a trade?
YesNo
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Which sum makes the ones row fill up and trade?
21 + 673 + 544 + 8
5
Add the tens first, then the ones. 34 + 25 =
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Which frame shows 38 + 5 after the trade?
A
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C

Trades, order and fixes

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The ones row fills up. 35 + 19 =
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Join each sum to its answer.
  1. 122 + 30
  2. 218 + 6
  3. 340 + 17
  4. 426 + 7
  • A24
  • B33
  • C52
  • D57
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Put the steps for adding in your head in order.
  • Picture the first number on the frame
  • Add the ones
  • If the ones row fills up, trade ten ones for one ten
  • Add the tens first
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Ben says 54 + 8 = 52. Is he right?
YesNo
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Does 29 + 5 need a trade?
YesNo
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Mia pictures 48 + 27. What is the answer?
7565615
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Draw the beads for 40 + 13 on the frame.
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Make up an add sum where the ones row fills up. Write it.
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