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Subtraction by Rounding Worksheet

Mental maths lesson 21: Subtract by rounding up and adding back · Set 987 · 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. 1.439 − 367 =
  2. 2.802 − 698 =
  3. 3.719 − 559 =
  4. 4.929 − 198 =
  5. 5.416 − 297 =
  6. 6.739 − 497 =
  7. 7.625 − 538 =
  8. 8.687 − 428 =
  9. 9.760 − 599 =
  10. 10.911 − 497 =
  11. 11.778 − 698 =
  12. 12.186 − 159 =
  13. 13.878 − 399 =
  14. 14.271 − 198 =
  15. 15.718 − 159 =
  16. 16.794 − 597 =
  17. 17.677 − 659 =
  18. 18.995 − 639 =
  19. 19.596 − 298 =
  20. 20.640 − 598 =
  21. 21.766 − 517 =
  22. 22.796 − 597 =
  23. 23.951 − 799 =
  24. 24.750 − 598 =
  25. 25.667 − 248 =
  26. 26.856 − 799 =
  27. 27.853 − 627 =
  28. 28.989 − 797 =
  29. 29.769 − 598 =
  30. 30.876 − 499 =
  31. 31.738 − 409 =
  32. 32.978 − 798 =
  33. 33.467 − 127 =
  34. 34.262 − 209 =
  35. 35.430 − 257 =
  36. 36.817 − 459 =
  37. 37.429 − 397 =
  38. 38.783 − 699 =
  39. 39.903 − 338 =
  40. 40.650 − 198 =

Answer key

  1. 72
  2. 104
  3. 160
  4. 731
  5. 119
  6. 242
  7. 87
  8. 259
  9. 161
  10. 414
  11. 80
  12. 27
  13. 479
  14. 73
  15. 559
  16. 197
  17. 18
  18. 356
  19. 298
  20. 42
  21. 249
  22. 199
  23. 152
  24. 152
  25. 419
  26. 57
  27. 226
  28. 192
  29. 171
  30. 377
  31. 329
  32. 180
  33. 340
  34. 53
  35. 173
  36. 358
  37. 32
  38. 84
  39. 565
  40. 452

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