Number Bonds
Mental Math Addition
Mental Math Subtraction
Estimation
Front End Estimation
100

Look at this problem to help you fill in the circles of your number bond. If 40 is the big number in the number bond, what are the other two numbers in the circles. 

88 - 39 = ?

88 - 40 = ______

40 = 39 + 1

100

45 + 23 = ?

68

100

87 - 34 = ? 

53

100

Round to the nearest hundred: 482 

500

100

Name the leading digit in the number: 8,021

8

200
Look at this problem to help you fill in the circles of your number bond. If 50 is the big number in the number bond, what are the other two numbers in the circles. 

72- 44 = ?

72- 50 = ______

50 = 44 + 6

200

35 + 57 = ?

92

200

79 - 45 = ? 

34

200

Round each number to the nearest hundred. Give the estimated answer for the problem.

325 + 450 = ?

300 + 500 = 800

200

Name the leading digit in the number 712. 

7

300

Look at this problem to help you fill in the circles of your number bond. If 40 is the big number in the number bond, what are the other two numbers in the circles. 

46 + 34 = ?

46 + 40 = _____

40 = 34 + 6

300

25 + 42 = ? 

67

300

72 - 47 = ?

25

300

Round each number to the nearest hundred. Give the estimated answer for the problem.

3,209 + 101 = ? 

3,200 + 100 = 3,300

300

Find the answer. Then, use front end estimation with the following numbers to solve the problem.

472 + 394 = _____

____ + ____ = _____

The estimated difference is _______. Is your answer reasonable?

472 + 394 = 866

400 + 300 = 700

Yes, the answer is reasonable. 

400

Look at this problem to help you fill in the circles of your number bond. If 57 is the big number in the number bond, what are the other two numbers in the circles. 

89 - 57 = ?

89 - 50 = ______

89 - 57 = ?

89 - 50 = ____

57 = 50 + 7

400

281 + 532 = ?

813

400

426 - 296 = ?

130

400

Round each number to the nearest hundred. Give the estimated answer for the problem.

5,050 + 245 = ? 

5,100 + 200 = 5,300

400

Find the answer. Then, use front end estimation with the following numbers to solve the problem.

726 - 654 = _____

____ -  ____ = _____

The estimated difference is _______. Is your answer reasonable?

726 - 654 = 72

700 - 600 = 100

The estimated difference is 100. Is your answer reasonable? Yes, 72 is close to 100.

500

Look at this problem to help you fill in the circles of your number bond. If 100 is the big number in the number bond, what are the other two numbers in the circles. 

75 + 98 = ? 

75 + 100 = ____

100 = 98 + 2

500

434 + 512 = ? 

946 

500

852 - 463 = ?

389

500
Lauren has 178 pennies in her piggy bank. 

Tiffinie has 231 pennies in her piggy bank.

About how many pennies do they have in all? 

Round to the nearest hundred. 


178 rounds to 200. 

231 rounds to 200. 

200 + 200 = 400.

They have about 400 pennies in all. 

500

Solve. Use front-end estimation to estimate. 

Caroline has $150. She needs $413 more to buy a vintage Nintendo 64 set. Estimate the cost of the Nintendo set. 

The leading digit in $150 is 1, so the # becomes 100. 

The leading digit in $413 is 4, so the # becomes 400. 

$400 - $100 = $300 

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