Mental Math: Find sums and differences
Add Whole Numbers
Subtract Whole Numbers
Subtract Across Zeros
Vocabulary
100

6,794 - 1,058 = 

5,736

100

3,258 + 1,761 = 

5,019

100

139,484 - 116,691 = 

22,793

100

6,000 - 1,773 = 

4,227

100

To give an approximate value rather than an exact answer.

Estimate

200

2,000 + 4,996 = 

6,996

200

275,558 + 605,131 = 

880,689

200

49,735 - 25,276 = 

24,459

200

1,902 - 1,374 =

528

200

A process that determines which multiple of 10, 100, 1,000, and so on a number is closest to.

Rounding

300

7,100 - 827 = 

6,273

300

30,080 + 19,187 = 

49,267

300

42,648- 8,169 = 

34,479

300

1,830 - 644 =

1,186

300

A number sentence that uses the equal sign (=) to show that two expressions have the same value.

Equation

400

9,100 + 2,130 + 900 = 

12,130

400

29,634 + 12,958 + 6,835 = 

49,427

400

215,714- 176,313 =

39,401

400

30,900 - 22,855 =

8,045

400

A symbol or letter that stands for a number.

Variable

500

426,100 + 74,900 = 

501,000

500

Aubrey writes a blog. 29,604 people read her first post. The next week,47,684 people read her second post. Aubrey’s third post has 41,582 readers. What is the actual number of readers?

118,870

500

 A crayon company makes 87,491 blue crayons, 36,262 red crayons ,and 25,063 gray crayons. How many more blue crayons are made than red and gray crayons combined?

26,166 blue crayons

500

790,008 - 643,829 =

146,179

500

A set of steps used to solve a math problem.

Algorithm

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