Adding and Subtracting
Estimation
Subtract across zeros
Word Problems
Addition
100

1,244-456=

788

100

Estimate the answer by rounding to the nearest hundred

59,790+33,533

About 93,300

100

9,000-8,762

238

100

On Monday, only 143 students were in the school. On Tuesday, only 117 students were in the school. How many more students came to school on Monday than on Tuesday?

26 more students

100

4,569+3,456=

8,025

200

12,088-1,244=

10,844

200

Estimate the answer by rounding to the nearest ten thousand

234,552+344,123

About 570,000

200

4,500-3,478

1,022

200

The senior class sold 6,740 tickets for a play. The freshman class sold 3,612 tickets to the play. How many tickets were sold altogether?

10,352 tickets were sold altogether. 

200

1,328+6,466=

7,794

300

5,678-825=


4,853

300

Estimate the answer by rounding to the nearest tens place

3,228-2,756

About 470

300

9,706-7,874

1,832

300


A pizza shop sells 578 boxes of pizza in one week week. 

The pizza shop sells 434 boxes of pizza the next week. 

How many boxes of pizza were sold altogether?


1,012

300

10,589+35,776=

46,365

400

7,359+2,569

9,928

400

Estimate the answer by rounding to the nearest hundred

708-359

About 300

400

8,700-4,852

3,848

400

On Saturday, 134,002 people went to a concert. On Sunday, 125,451 people went to a concert. How many more people went to the concert on Saturday?

8,551 more people went to the concert on Sunday.

400

19,880+21,487=

41,367

500

7,777+1,244

9,021

500

Estimate the answer by rounding to the nearest hundred thousands place

672,985-236,995

About 500,000

500

12,004-11,671

333

500

Write and solve an equation for the following question.

Mila has a pet shop that has 287 dogs.

Drew has a pet shop that has 129 dogs. 

How many more dogs does Mila have than Drew?

Mila has 158 more dogs than Drew.

500

22,500+3,500=

26,000

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