Explain the approach that this text recommends for introducing students to the concept of beginning subtraction using 6 – 4 =

What will be an ideal response?


This text recommends a strategy that uses lines as semi-concrete objects. The strategy teaches subtraction as crossing out. When solving 6 – 4 = , students would be instructed to draw six lines and then cross out four of them to arrive at an answer of two.

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