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Subtraction by Rounding Worksheet

Mental maths lesson 21: Subtract by rounding up and adding back · Set 161 · 40 questions
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How to do it in your head (Round up, add back): Round the number you take away up to the next ten or hundred: 297 → 300 (3 too many). Take away the round number. Add back the extra, because you took away too much.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.338 − 289 =
  2. 2.851 − 799 =
  3. 3.868 − 598 =
  4. 4.678 − 609 =
  5. 5.818 − 139 =
  6. 6.812 − 549 =
  7. 7.645 − 479 =
  8. 8.314 − 298 =
  9. 9.890 − 338 =
  10. 10.571 − 297 =
  11. 11.736 − 198 =
  12. 12.766 − 149 =
  13. 13.810 − 638 =
  14. 14.348 − 247 =
  15. 15.973 − 588 =
  16. 16.927 − 378 =
  17. 17.771 − 597 =
  18. 18.927 − 607 =
  19. 19.960 − 337 =
  20. 20.443 − 299 =
  21. 21.715 − 698 =
  22. 22.653 − 598 =
  23. 23.456 − 198 =
  24. 24.580 − 158 =
  25. 25.794 − 559 =
  26. 26.815 − 357 =
  27. 27.618 − 599 =
  28. 28.406 − 197 =
  29. 29.942 − 797 =
  30. 30.430 − 199 =
  31. 31.943 − 619 =
  32. 32.811 − 508 =
  33. 33.536 − 397 =
  34. 34.751 − 478 =
  35. 35.251 − 198 =
  36. 36.760 − 699 =
  37. 37.941 − 438 =
  38. 38.405 − 188 =
  39. 39.537 − 399 =
  40. 40.344 − 209 =

Answer key

  1. 49
  2. 52
  3. 270
  4. 69
  5. 679
  6. 263
  7. 166
  8. 16
  9. 552
  10. 274
  11. 538
  12. 617
  13. 172
  14. 101
  15. 385
  16. 549
  17. 174
  18. 320
  19. 623
  20. 144
  21. 17
  22. 55
  23. 258
  24. 422
  25. 235
  26. 458
  27. 19
  28. 209
  29. 145
  30. 231
  31. 324
  32. 303
  33. 139
  34. 273
  35. 53
  36. 61
  37. 503
  38. 217
  39. 138
  40. 135

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