Numbers and Rounding FRONT-END ESTIMATION FREE VERSION Grades 3-5 Thousands Addition with thousands Subtraction with thousands Answer keys Examples included 1 TRIAL WORKSHEET AND ANSWER KEY FRONT-END ESTIMATIONS Addition with thousands Step 1: If the number is 5 or 3655+2112= greater, the number goes up! Step 2: 4000+2000=6000 If the number is less than 4, the number goes down! Round off to the nearest tens and add! 1) 2913 +1573 = 3000 ____ +2000 ____ = 5000 2) 7185 +2814 = ____ + ____ = 3) 9425 +1844 = ____ + ____ = 4) 2222 +2985 = ____ + ____ = 5) 3554 +3485 = ____ + ____ = 6) 8177 +1985 = ____ + ____ = 7) 6501 +2644 = ____ + ____ = 8) 3116 +1485 = ____ + ____ = 9) 7903 +2474 = ____ + ____ = 10) 8692 +1884 = ____ + ____ = FRONT-END ESTIMATIONS KEY Addition with thousands Step 1: If the number is 5 or 3655+2112= greater, the number goes up! Step 2: 4000+2000=6000 If the number is less than 4, the number goes down! Round off to the nearest tens and add! 1) 2913 +1573 = 3000 ____ +2000 ____ = 5000 2) 7185 +2814 = 7000 ____ +3000 ____ = 10000 3) 9425 +1844 = 9000 ____ +2000 ____ = 11000 4) 2222 +2985 = 2000 ____ +3000 ____ = 5000 5) 3554 +3485 = 4000 ____ +3000 ____ = 7000 6) 8177 +1985 = 8000 ____ +2000 ____ = 10000 7) 6501 +2644 = 7000 ____ +3000 ____ = 10000 8) 3116 +1485 = 3000 ____ +1000 ____ = 4000 9) 7903 +2474 = 8000 ____ +2000 ____ = 10000 10) 8692 +1884 = 9000 ____ +2000 ____ = 11000