PPM.134 Compare Valid Whole-Number Strategies
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A paraeducator wants to connect a mental strategy to a written algorithm. For 90,500 - 46,728, Student 1 reasons that the answer is the number that makes 46,728 + ? = 90,500, and finds 43,772. Student 2 uses the standard subtraction algorithm. Which explanation best connects the two valid strategies?