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Addition & Subtraction Grade 5
Addition & Subtraction Grade 5
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