Addition Properties
Addition Patterns
Adding Mentally
Estimating Sums
Adding 3 & 4 Digit Numbers
100
(6+4) + ___ = 6 + (4+3)


What is the missing number and property of addition?

3

Associative Property

100

If you have the number : 3, 417 what is 10 more and 100 more?

10 more: 3,427

100 more: 3,517

100
There are two train cars.  The first car has 151 seats.   The second car has 128 seats.  How many seats are in the two train cars?


Take apart the addends to add mentally

151= 100 + 50 +1

128 = 100 + 20 + 8

200+70+9= 279 seats

100

Sammy is trying to find out about how many tickets were sold to a football game.  There were 247 student tickets sold.  There were 142 non-student tickets sold.  The football coach asked Sammy to round each addend to the nearest 10 before adding mentally.

247 to the nearest 10: 250

142 to the nearest 10: 140

250 + 140 = 390 tickets

100

A bookstore sells 584 books on Monday.  The bookstore sells 337 books on Tuesday.  How many books were sold in all?

584 + 337 = 921

200

Sid has 4 blue pens and 5 red pens.  Mario has 5 blue pens and 4 red pens.  How many pens does each boy have?

What property of addition is this an example of?

4+5=9

5+4=9 

Commutative Property

200

Mrs. Kelly writes a list of numbers on the board.  She asks the class to find the number that would complete the pattern.  What is the pattern?


6,942; 6,952; 6,962; ___________ ; 6,982; 6,992

The number pattern is ___________________.

6,972

The number pattern is add 10.

200

134 + 99 = ____

Make 100 to make it easier to add

134-1 = 133

99+1= 100

133+100= 233

So 134+99=233

200

Estimate the sum.  Round to the greatest place value

534 + 89 = ____

534 rounded to nearest 100: 500

89 to nearest 10: 90

500 + 90 = 590

200

During a weekend trip to Vermont, the Wildlife Club saw 127 wrens and 58 eagles.  How many wrens and eagles did the Wildlife Club see?

Estimate 127+58

Then check for reasonableness

130 + 60 = 190

127 + 58 = 185

300

Anna practice the piano for 3 hours on Friday. She did not practice at all on Saturday.  How many hours did she practice altogether?

What property of addition is this an example of?

3+0=3

0+3=3

Identity Property

300

Lewis kept track of the miles his family traveled on a trip.  Each time they stopped, he wrote down the miles from the odometer.  Lewis noticed a pattern in the numbers he wrote.  Describe the pattern.


9,674; 9,774; 9,874; ________

What is the next number in the pattern?

9,974

Each time they stopped they had traveled 100 miles.

300

There are 37 boy students and 25 girl students on the bus.  How many students are on the bus? Use mental math to find 37 + 25.

37-5 = 32

25 + 5= 30

32+30=62

so 37+25=62

There are 62 students on the bus.

300

The Board Shop sold 342 snowboards and 637 pairs of boots in the last year.  About how many snowboards and pairs of boots did they sell altogether?


Round to the nearest 100 and then add.

300 + 600 = 900

300

164 + 17 = ______

181

400

(2+5) + 8 = ____

2 + (5+8) = _____

What property of addition is this an example of?

(2+5) + 8 = 15

2 + (5+8) = 15

Associative Property

400

100 more than 3,728

3,828

400

Make a ten to add mentally

64 + 8 = _____

64 -2 = 62

8 + 2 = 10

62 + 10 = 72

so 64 + 8 = 72

400
On Monday, the White House had 219 visitors.  The following day, there were 694 visitors.  About how many people visited the White House in two days?


Round to the greatest place value and then add.

200 + 700 = 900 visitors 

400

3,782 + 1,747 = ____________

5,526

500

Mrs. Jackson bought 3 blue notebooks and 9 red notebooks.  Mr. Mendez bought 9 blue notebooks and 3 red notebooks.  How many notebooks did they each buy?

What property of addition is this an example of?

Mrs. Jackson: 3+9=12

Mr. Mendez: 9+3=12

Commutative Property

500
1,000 more than 8,995

9,995

500

Make a ten to add mentally

539 + 356 = ______

539 + 1 = 540

356 - 1 = 355

540 + 355 = 895

so 539 + 356 = 895

500

Round to the nearest 10 and add

383 + 122 = _____

Round to the nearest 100 and add

383 + 122 = ______

390 + 120 = 510

400 + 100 = 500

500

The largest cruise ship can carry 1,365 crew members and 4,376 passengers.  What is the total number of passengers and crew that can travel on the cruise ship?

Estimate to find 1,365 + 4,376.  Check for reasonableness.

1,400 + 4,400 = 5,800

1,365 + 4,376 = 5,741

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