What is one advantage of the mental subtraction method over traditional borrowing?

Mental Subtraction vs Traditional Method

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
It is faster on paper.
It uses more complex calculations.
It requires less memory of numbers.
It is more accurate.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In the mental subtraction method, what is the first step when subtracting 9,456 from 7,589?
Subtract 7,000 from 9,456.
Subtract 9 from 76.
Subtract 500 from both numbers.
Subtract 80 from both numbers.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
After subtracting 7,000 in the mental method, what is the next step?
Subtract 80 from both numbers.
Subtract 500 from both numbers.
Subtract 9 from 76.
Subtract 1,000 from both numbers.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the result of 1,956 minus 89 in the mental subtraction method?
1,956
1,789
1,867
1,876
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the final answer when using the mental subtraction method for 9,456 minus 7,589?
1,876
1,867
1,956
1,789
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In the traditional borrowing method, what is the first step when the top number is smaller than the bottom number?
Add 10 to the smaller number.
Subtract directly.
Borrow from the next column.
Multiply the numbers.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happens to the number 6 in the traditional method when borrowing from the tens place?
It becomes 16.
It becomes 5.
It remains 6.
It becomes 7.
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