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ADDITION METHODS

I can use a variety of methods to add.


Method 1
1 362 + 7 486
= 1000 + 300 + 60 + 2 + 7000 + 400 + 80 + 6
= (1000 + 7000) + (300 + 400) + (60 + 80) + (2 + 6)
= 8000 + 700 + 140 + 8
= 8848

Method 2
5 362 + 2 486
= 5 362 + 2000
= 7 362 + 400
= 7 762 + 80
= 7 842 + 6
= 7 848
Method 3: Rounding off and compensating

2 486 + 148
Round off: (2 486 + 14) + (148 - 14)
= 2500 + 134
= 2500 + 100 + 34
= 2 634
SUBTRACTION METHODS
I can use a variety of methods to subtract.

Method 1
8 743 - 5 684
= (8000 + 700 + 40 + 3) - 5000 - 600 - 80 - 40
= (8000 + 600 + 130 + 13) - 5000 - 600 - 80 - 4
= (8000 - 5000) + (600 - 600) + (130 - 80) + (13 - 4)
= 3000 + 0 + 50 + 9
= 3 059

Method 2

4 687 - 2 143
= 4 687 - 2000
= 2 687 - 100
= 2 587 - 40
= 2 547 - 3
= 2 544

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