This is a strategy you may use to make addition easier. I call it "adding up to ten strategy", that requires to find any numbers that add up to 10. Example: Find the sum of: 7 + 8 + 3 + 2 + 5 7+3 is 10, 8+2 is another 10, which makes 20, Plus 5 is 25 The total is 10+10+5 = 25 Easy!