Speed calculation · lesson 2 of 25 · free

Add by rounding — Speed Calculation

Numbers ending in 7, 8 or 9 are just below a round number. Add the round number instead — that is easy — and then take back the little bit you added too much.

The fast method

Round up, then fix — “add the next round number, then take back the extra”

  1. Round the number ending in 7, 8 or 9 up to the next ten: 39 → 40.
  2. Add the round number.
  3. Take away the extra you added (here 1).

Use it for: Prices like ₹49 and ₹99, adding marks, and any sum with a 7, 8 or 9 in the ones place.

Worked example: 256 + 39 = 295

  1. 39 is 40 − 1.
  2. 256 + 40 = 296.
  3. Take away 1: 296 − 1 = 295.

Check: 256 + 30 = 286, then 286 + 9 = 295 ✓

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