Estimate Sums and Differences

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Learn to estimate sums and differences of numbers and quickly get the approximate answer.

1. Estimating sums and differences ✩
Round the numbers to the leading digit. Estimate the sum or difference.
3,576 → 4,000 198,248 → 200,000
+ 1,307 → +1,000 – 116,431 → –1,00,000
is about 5,000 is about 100,000
Round the numbers to the leading digit. Estimate the sum or difference.
685 → 21,481 → 7,834 →
+ 489 → – 12,500 → + 3,106 →
is about is about is about
682,778 → 58,499 → 902,276 →
+ 130,001 → – 22,135 → – 615,999 →
is about is about is about
46,801 → 9,734 → 65,606 →
+ 34,700 → – 8,306 → + 85,943 →
is about is about is about
5,218 → 745 → 337,297 →
– 3,673 → + 451 → – 168,931 →
is about is about is about
Write < or > for each problem.
329 + 495 800 11,569 – 6,146 6,000
563 – 317 300 8,193 – 6,668 1,000
41,924 – 12,445 50,000 634,577 + 192,556 800,000
18,885 + 12,691 30,000 713,096 – 321,667 400,000
© Dorling Kindersley Limited [2010]

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Round the numbers to the leading digit. Estimate the sum or difference. 2 4
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3,576 → 4,000 198,248 → 200,000
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+ 1,307 → + 1,000 – 116,431 → – 100,000 8
is about 5,000 is about 100,000 9
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685 → 700 21,481 → 20,000 7,834 → 8,000 15
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+ 489 → + 500 – 12,500 → – 10,000 + 3,106 → + 3,000 16
is about 1,200 is about 10,000 is about 11,000 17
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682,778 → 700,000
+ 130,001 → + 100,000
58,499 → 60,000
– 22,135 → – 20,000
902,276 → 900,000
– 615,999 → – 600,000
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is about 800,000 is about 40,000 is about 300,000 22
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46,801 → 50,000 9,734 → 10,000 65,606 → 70,000
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+ 34,700 → + 30,000 – 8,306 → – 8,000 + 85,943 → + 90,000
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is about 80,000 is about 2,000 is about 160,000
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337,297 → 300,000
– 168,931 → – 200,000
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329 + 495 > 800 11,569 – 6,146 < 6,000 3 38
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563 – 317 < 300 8,193 – 6,668 > 1,000
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41,924 – 12,445 < 50,000 634,577 + 192,556 > 800,000
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18,885 + 12,691 > 30,000 713,096 – 321,667 < 400,000
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them look at the numbers in the next place to the right to adjust their estimates
up or down.
© Dorling Kindersley Limited [2010]

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