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What is the compensation strategy for 39+54

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The compensation strategy is a method making an operation (adding and subtraction) simplier.

From the problem :


39+54

Add 1 to 39, this will become 40


40+54=94

Then subtract 1 to the answer to make inverse or reverse the number that you added earlier.


94-1=93

The answer is 93

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