Mental Math Strategies
Estimation
Adding Whole Numbers
Subtracting Whole Numbers
Subtract Across Zeros
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Which equations correctly use compensation to find 8,432 - 858? 


1. Subtract 800, subtract 50, add 2. 

2. Subtract 800, subtract 60, add 2.

3. Subtract 800, subtract 50, subtract 8.

4. Subtract 800, subtract 60, subtract 8. 

2. What is subtract 800, subtract 60, add 2?


3. What is subtract 800, subtract 50, subtract 8? 

100

The estimation of the following numbers rounded to the nearest hundred. 

1,232 + 949 + 756 = x

What is 1,200 + 900 + 800 = 2,900?

100

Find the sum.

1,232 + 949 + 756 = x 

What is x = 2,937? 

100

Find the difference. 

7,000 - 3,290 = x

What is x = 3,710? 

100

Use inverse to check if the following equation is true. Write yes or no.

40,700 - 23,984 = 17,716

What is no? 

200

Find the sum.

26,425 + 5,436 = x 

What is x = 31,861? 

200

1,145 rounded to the nearest hundred. 

What is 1,100? 
200

What number makes the number sentence true?

3,050 + x = 3,050

What is 0? 

200

Find the difference.

10,362 - 5,842 = x 

What is 4,520? 

200

Find the difference.

203,056 - 5,213 = x 

What is x = 197,843? 
300

Find the sum.

2,489 + 3,052 = x 

What is x = 5,541? 

300

1,096 rounded to the nearest hundred.

What is 1,100? 

300

The property states that any number plus 0 equals zero. 

What is identity property? 

300
Find the difference.


51,823 - 23,352 = x 

What is x = 28,471? 

300

Find the difference.

70,000 - 25,228 = x 

What is x = 44,772? 

400

Find the sum.

1,145 + 1,096 = x 

What is x = 2,241?

400

1,316 rounded to the nearest hundred.

What is 1,300? 

400

Find the sum.

28,814 + 32,097 = x

What is x = 60,911? 

400
Find the difference.


46,790 - 19,909 = x

What is x = 26,881? 

400

Find the difference.

8,052 - 1,205 = x 

What is x = 6,847? 

500

Find the sum.


1,316 + 981 = x 

What is x = 2,297? 

500

981 rounded to the nearest hundred.

What is 1,000? 

500

Find the sum.

28,378 + 3,333 = x

What is x = 31,711? 

500

Find the difference. 


2,297 - 2,241 = x

What is x = 56

500

Use inverse to check if the equation below is true. Write yes or no.

20,008 - 16,074 = 3,934

What is yes? 

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