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Subtraction by Rounding Worksheet

Mental maths lesson 21: Subtract by rounding up and adding back · Set 338 · 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. 1.525 − 497 =
  2. 2.568 − 439 =
  3. 3.954 − 798 =
  4. 4.617 − 498 =
  5. 5.696 − 427 =
  6. 6.446 − 409 =
  7. 7.621 − 399 =
  8. 8.726 − 518 =
  9. 9.814 − 647 =
  10. 10.850 − 498 =
  11. 11.812 − 799 =
  12. 12.476 − 299 =
  13. 13.740 − 597 =
  14. 14.320 − 219 =
  15. 15.837 − 799 =
  16. 16.347 − 299 =
  17. 17.867 − 799 =
  18. 18.625 − 289 =
  19. 19.579 − 489 =
  20. 20.732 − 599 =
  21. 21.570 − 189 =
  22. 22.344 − 297 =
  23. 23.440 − 268 =
  24. 24.768 − 698 =
  25. 25.334 − 297 =
  26. 26.748 − 697 =
  27. 27.965 − 418 =
  28. 28.992 − 609 =
  29. 29.889 − 498 =
  30. 30.894 − 599 =
  31. 31.488 − 397 =
  32. 32.845 − 398 =
  33. 33.783 − 327 =
  34. 34.264 − 147 =
  35. 35.752 − 698 =
  36. 36.663 − 238 =
  37. 37.837 − 678 =
  38. 38.883 − 399 =
  39. 39.868 − 169 =
  40. 40.437 − 307 =

Answer key

  1. 28
  2. 129
  3. 156
  4. 119
  5. 269
  6. 37
  7. 222
  8. 208
  9. 167
  10. 352
  11. 13
  12. 177
  13. 143
  14. 101
  15. 38
  16. 48
  17. 68
  18. 336
  19. 90
  20. 133
  21. 381
  22. 47
  23. 172
  24. 70
  25. 37
  26. 51
  27. 547
  28. 383
  29. 391
  30. 295
  31. 91
  32. 447
  33. 456
  34. 117
  35. 54
  36. 425
  37. 159
  38. 484
  39. 699
  40. 130

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