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Subtraction by Rounding Worksheet

Mental maths lesson 21: Subtract by rounding up and adding back · Set 278 · 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. 1.890 − 539 =
  2. 2.234 − 158 =
  3. 3.620 − 168 =
  4. 4.348 − 298 =
  5. 5.937 − 437 =
  6. 6.438 − 197 =
  7. 7.830 − 518 =
  8. 8.538 − 257 =
  9. 9.677 − 177 =
  10. 10.739 − 379 =
  11. 11.610 − 439 =
  12. 12.536 − 397 =
  13. 13.403 − 128 =
  14. 14.677 − 499 =
  15. 15.913 − 549 =
  16. 16.718 − 519 =
  17. 17.808 − 198 =
  18. 18.831 − 499 =
  19. 19.652 − 117 =
  20. 20.830 − 508 =
  21. 21.338 − 198 =
  22. 22.835 − 697 =
  23. 23.911 − 499 =
  24. 24.786 − 608 =
  25. 25.880 − 398 =
  26. 26.973 − 699 =
  27. 27.889 − 297 =
  28. 28.954 − 598 =
  29. 29.825 − 197 =
  30. 30.827 − 499 =
  31. 31.770 − 609 =
  32. 32.955 − 599 =
  33. 33.896 − 798 =
  34. 34.623 − 577 =
  35. 35.837 − 798 =
  36. 36.964 − 699 =
  37. 37.900 − 197 =
  38. 38.857 − 208 =
  39. 39.866 − 399 =
  40. 40.716 − 697 =

Answer key

  1. 351
  2. 76
  3. 452
  4. 50
  5. 500
  6. 241
  7. 312
  8. 281
  9. 500
  10. 360
  11. 171
  12. 139
  13. 275
  14. 178
  15. 364
  16. 199
  17. 610
  18. 332
  19. 535
  20. 322
  21. 140
  22. 138
  23. 412
  24. 178
  25. 482
  26. 274
  27. 592
  28. 356
  29. 628
  30. 328
  31. 161
  32. 356
  33. 98
  34. 46
  35. 39
  36. 265
  37. 703
  38. 649
  39. 467
  40. 19

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