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3.03 Estimation first

Lesson

Are you ready?

Do you remember how to estimate the answer to an addition problem?

Choose the right answer.

  1. $143+33$143+33 will be in the:

    $100$100s

    A

    $200$200s

    B

Learn

Let's see how we can estimate the answer to a subtraction problem, by rounding our numbers first.

Apply

Choose the right answer.

  1. $38-6$386 will be in the:

    $30$30s

    A

    $20$20s

    B

Remember!

When we need to solve a subtraction problem, we can still round our numbers to the nearest $10$10 or $100$100, just as we would for addition. We don't need the exact answer so this gives us an idea of what our answer should be close to.

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