In this activity, we will subtract ten from the number shown on the abacus.
Tens Ones
This number shows 2 tens and 6 ones.
This is 20 + 6
The number shown is 26.
Now we subtract a 10.
One less ten makes 1 ten and 6 ones so the answer is 16.
Did you notice that the ones column remains the same when we subtract 10? Only the number in the tens column changes.
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