{"id":237512,"date":"2025-06-17T09:46:30","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T09:46:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=237512"},"modified":"2025-06-17T09:46:32","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T09:46:32","slug":"how-to-show-the-tens-fact-you-used","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/06\/17\/how-to-show-the-tens-fact-you-used\/","title":{"rendered":"How to show the tens fact you used"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>How to show the tens fact you used. write the difference. 14-6=<strong><em>_ 10-<\/em><\/strong>=<em>__<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-0-color\">The Correct Answer and Explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To show the <strong>tens fact<\/strong> you used and write the difference for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>14 \u2013 6 = ___<\/strong><br><strong>10 \u2013 ___ = ___<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Correct Answer:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>14 \u2013 6 = 8<\/strong><br><strong>10 \u2013 6 = 4<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Explanation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When solving subtraction problems such as <strong>14 \u2013 6<\/strong>, using a <strong>tens fact<\/strong> can help break the problem into smaller, easier steps. A <strong>tens fact<\/strong> is a subtraction or addition fact based on the number 10. This method helps young learners become more confident by connecting difficult problems to simpler ones they already know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s break it down:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We start with <strong>14 \u2013 6<\/strong>. The number 14 is greater than 10, so we can think of it as <strong>10 + 4<\/strong>. That helps us visualize the problem better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, subtract <strong>6<\/strong> from <strong>14<\/strong> by first subtracting from <strong>10<\/strong> and then adjusting for the rest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Start with <strong>14<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Think of it as <strong>10 + 4<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Subtract <strong>6<\/strong> from <strong>10<\/strong>, which gives <strong>4<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>But we still have the extra <strong>4<\/strong> that was part of 14.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Now, add that <strong>4<\/strong> back to the result from <strong>10 \u2013 6<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>That is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>10 \u2013 6 = 4<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>4 (from the 14) + 4 (the result of 10 \u2013 6) = 8<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>So:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>14 \u2013 6 = 8<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We used <strong>10 \u2013 6 = 4<\/strong> as the tens fact to help us find the answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This approach shows how subtracting from 10 can guide us in solving more complex subtraction problems. It\u2019s especially useful for mental math because it reduces the steps and relies on facts many students already know. Over time, using this strategy builds number sense and improves accuracy and speed in basic arithmetic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/learnexams-banner8-857.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-237513\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to show the tens fact you used. write the difference. 14-6=_ 10-=__ The Correct Answer and Explanation is: To show the tens fact you used and write the difference for: 14 \u2013 6 = ___10 \u2013 ___ = ___ Correct Answer: 14 \u2013 6 = 810 \u2013 6 = 4 Explanation When solving subtraction [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-237512","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237512","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=237512"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237512\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=237512"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=237512"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=237512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}