Mental Math
Estimating sums and differences of whole numbers
Adding whole Numbers
Subtracting Whole Numbers
Subtracting across Zero's
100

86+25

90+25=115

Or something reasonable

100

Estimate by rounding to the nearest 10


542+27

540+30=570

100

821+4,543

5,364

100

527-338+

189

100

810-638=

172

200

566-359

560-360=200

Or something reasonable

200

Estimate by rounding to the nearest 10


5,323-2,611

5,320-2,610=2,710

200

1,321+2,246=

3,567

200

479-88=

391

200

7,006-3,529=

3,477

300

(40+5) + 8=

45+8=53

300

Estimate by rounding to the nearest 100


5,317+1,734

5,300+1,700=7,000

300

16,018+135

16,153

300

8,617-3,909=

4,708

300

10,807-4,373=

6,434

400

is 881-262 more or less than 500? Explain how you can tell using mental math

It is more than 500 because if you round both numbers up, the answer is well over 500

400

Estimate by rounding to the nearest 100


1,724-731

1,700-700=1,000

400

7,845+509+3,746+

12,100

400

1,111-589=

522

400

3,000-1,047=

1,953

500

An adult human body has a total of 206 bones. There are 300 bones in a child's body because some of a child's bones fuse together as a child grows. How many more bones are there in a child's body than an adult's body?

300-206=94

500

This year, 35,658 people ran in a marathon. Last year, 8,683 fewer people ran. About how many people ran last year?

36,000-9,000=27,000

500

15,891+527+1,086+

17,504

500

7,475-5,130=

2,345

500

12,000-10,296

1,704

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