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Subtraction by Rounding Worksheet

Mental maths lesson 21: Subtract by rounding up and adding back · Set 231 · 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. 1.879 − 639 =
  2. 2.364 − 269 =
  3. 3.729 − 697 =
  4. 4.776 − 298 =
  5. 5.359 − 317 =
  6. 6.419 − 147 =
  7. 7.930 − 297 =
  8. 8.864 − 799 =
  9. 9.251 − 199 =
  10. 10.599 − 487 =
  11. 11.389 − 268 =
  12. 12.555 − 377 =
  13. 13.645 − 597 =
  14. 14.869 − 798 =
  15. 15.463 − 219 =
  16. 16.827 − 699 =
  17. 17.941 − 697 =
  18. 18.609 − 499 =
  19. 19.709 − 399 =
  20. 20.864 − 159 =
  21. 21.916 − 619 =
  22. 22.770 − 447 =
  23. 23.644 − 309 =
  24. 24.577 − 399 =
  25. 25.584 − 279 =
  26. 26.755 − 558 =
  27. 27.827 − 609 =
  28. 28.375 − 298 =
  29. 29.789 − 698 =
  30. 30.779 − 578 =
  31. 31.938 − 599 =
  32. 32.930 − 798 =
  33. 33.400 − 207 =
  34. 34.962 − 597 =
  35. 35.515 − 297 =
  36. 36.757 − 379 =
  37. 37.610 − 528 =
  38. 38.827 − 797 =
  39. 39.952 − 398 =
  40. 40.916 − 799 =

Answer key

  1. 240
  2. 95
  3. 32
  4. 478
  5. 42
  6. 272
  7. 633
  8. 65
  9. 52
  10. 112
  11. 121
  12. 178
  13. 48
  14. 71
  15. 244
  16. 128
  17. 244
  18. 110
  19. 310
  20. 705
  21. 297
  22. 323
  23. 335
  24. 178
  25. 305
  26. 197
  27. 218
  28. 77
  29. 91
  30. 201
  31. 339
  32. 132
  33. 193
  34. 365
  35. 218
  36. 378
  37. 82
  38. 30
  39. 554
  40. 117

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