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Subtraction by Rounding Worksheet

Mental maths lesson 21: Subtract by rounding up and adding back · Set 237 · 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. 1.781 − 597 =
  2. 2.746 − 498 =
  3. 3.554 − 167 =
  4. 4.888 − 578 =
  5. 5.699 − 397 =
  6. 6.932 − 297 =
  7. 7.264 − 187 =
  8. 8.843 − 598 =
  9. 9.858 − 289 =
  10. 10.680 − 649 =
  11. 11.698 − 658 =
  12. 12.592 − 357 =
  13. 13.923 − 598 =
  14. 14.767 − 697 =
  15. 15.500 − 247 =
  16. 16.676 − 499 =
  17. 17.783 − 699 =
  18. 18.875 − 299 =
  19. 19.782 − 668 =
  20. 20.947 − 798 =
  21. 21.952 − 658 =
  22. 22.724 − 567 =
  23. 23.761 − 448 =
  24. 24.174 − 128 =
  25. 25.401 − 168 =
  26. 26.452 − 198 =
  27. 27.854 − 629 =
  28. 28.631 − 598 =
  29. 29.482 − 399 =
  30. 30.677 − 277 =
  31. 31.643 − 607 =
  32. 32.599 − 169 =
  33. 33.517 − 497 =
  34. 34.749 − 488 =
  35. 35.954 − 599 =
  36. 36.386 − 239 =
  37. 37.880 − 598 =
  38. 38.826 − 687 =
  39. 39.444 − 397 =
  40. 40.505 − 279 =

Answer key

  1. 184
  2. 248
  3. 387
  4. 310
  5. 302
  6. 635
  7. 77
  8. 245
  9. 569
  10. 31
  11. 40
  12. 235
  13. 325
  14. 70
  15. 253
  16. 177
  17. 84
  18. 576
  19. 114
  20. 149
  21. 294
  22. 157
  23. 313
  24. 46
  25. 233
  26. 254
  27. 225
  28. 33
  29. 83
  30. 400
  31. 36
  32. 430
  33. 20
  34. 261
  35. 355
  36. 147
  37. 282
  38. 139
  39. 47
  40. 226

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