Rounding
Estimating
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Strategies
100

118 rounded to the nearest ten.

What is 120?

100

Estimate the sum of 528 + 618. 

What is 1,150?

100

This month the 3rd and 4th graders at Marin Horizon School had a contest to see who could read the most books. By the end of the month, the 3rd graders read 637 books and the 4th graders read 674. About how many books did they read in total?

What is 1,310 books?

100

The name of the strategy where you carry the one. 

What is traditional algorithm?

200

234 rounded to the nearest hundred.

What is 200?

200

Estimate the problem 201 - 163.

What is 40?

200

This month the 3rd and 4th graders at Marin Horizon School had a contest to see who could read the most books. By the end of the month, the 3rd graders read 637 books and the 4th graders read 674. Exactly how many books did they read in total?

What is 1,311 books?

200

Use two different strategies to find the sum of 512 + 365.


What is 877?

300

998 rounded to the nearest ten.

What is 1,000?

300

Estimate the problem 173 - 125.

What is 40?

300

This month the 3rd and 4th graders at Marin Horizon School had a contest to see who could read the most books. By the end of the month, the 3rd graders read 637 books and the 4th graders read 674. About how many more books did the 4th graders read than the 3rd graders?

What is 30 more books?

300

The name of the strategy where you add one number to one side of the equation and subtract the same number from the other side. 

What is the give and take strategy?

400

3,890 rounded to the nearest hundred.

What is 3,900?

400

618, 324, 274, 590, 692

Use estimation to choose two of these numbers whose combined total is close to 1200. 

What is 618 and 590?

400

There were 482 books in the 3rd grade class library. Last week, 73 books were checked out, and 49 books were returned. About how many books are in the class library now?

What is 460 books?

400

The name of the strategy where you subtract the same number from both sides in a subtraction equation. 

What is constant difference strategy?

500

5,685 rounded to the nearest ten. 

What is 5,690?

500

Estimate the problem 593 - 214 - 41. 

What is 340?

500

Sarah has $50 to buy school supplies. Notebooks cost $3.95 each, and pens cost $1.85 per pack. If she buys 7 notebooks and 5 packs of pens, about how much money will she spend, and will she have enough money?

What is $38? (she has enough money)

500

List 5 strategies for addition and subtraction that we have learned in class so far. 

 What is traditional algorithm, give and take, number line, constant difference, and place value splitting