Name
Reteaching
4-2
Estimating Sums and
Differences of Whole Numbers
Rounding can be used to estimate sums and differences.
To estimate 1,436 + 422:
To estimate 3,635 1,498:
Rounding
Rounding
1,436 rounds to 1,400
422
rounds to 400
1,400 + 400 = 1,800
3,635 rounds to 3,600
1,498 rounds to 1,500
3,600 1,500 = 2,100
Estimate each sum or difference.
1.
265
426
+
5.
+
9.
2.
+
2,189
6.
388
+
348
122
562
4.
223
824
590
1,329
7.
5,345
877
8.
475
9,245
4,033
788 + 212 =
10.
9,769 4,879 =
11.
65,328 14,231 =
12.
32,910 + 4,085 =
13.
Number Sense
3.
Is 976 522 more or less than 400? Explain
how you can tell without actually subtracting.
14.
The fourth graders are helping raise money for the local animal
shelter. They hoped to raise $1,000. So far they have made
$465 in bake sales and $710 in T-shirt sales. About how much
more than $1,000 have they raised?
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