Question

To subtract 8 from 26, we can break apart ______ into 6 and 2. Then we subtract 6 from ____ to get ____, and lastly we subtract 2 from it to get _____ as the answer.

• A. $8,8,2,0$
• B. $26,8,2,0$
• C. $8,26,20,17$
• D. $8,26,20,18$

Answer 1

The correct option is D $8,26,20,18$

Let us first subtract 8 from 26 using the decomposition strategy.

Therefore, we can conclude that to subtract 8 from 26, we can break apart 8 into 6 and 2. Then we subtract 6 from 26 to get 20, and lastly we subtract 2 from it to get 18 as the answer.

Hence, Option C is correct.