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Adding Big Numbers Worksheet

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Adding Big Numbers Worksheet

Place value blocks showing addition

🎯 WALT: Add 5-digit numbers with regrouping confidently using place value understanding

Success Criteria:

✓ I can add 5-digit numbers using regrouping
✓ I understand place value in addition
✓ I can explain why we regroup
✓ I can check answers using estimation

Part 1: Step-by-Step Addition with Regrouping

1. Complete this addition. Show your regrouping (carrying) above each column:
    ¹ ¹   
  2 6 4 7 3
+ 1 4 5 8 9
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  4 1 0 6 2
2. Solve this problem step by step. Remember to start from the ones column:
  4 8 2 6 7
+ 1 5 7 3 9
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  _ _ _ _ _
3. Complete this addition and show all your regrouping:
  3 2 4 8 6
+ 2 7 1 5 9
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  _ _ _ _ _
4. Explain in your own words why we need to regroup when adding big numbers:

Part 2: Problem Solving & Estimation

5. Before solving, estimate the answer by rounding to the nearest thousand:

56,847 + 23,195 = ?

Estimation: ________ + ________ = ________

  5 6 8 4 7
+ 2 3 1 9 5
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  _ _ _ _ _
6. Real-world problem: A school raised $34,567 at their fun run and $28,489 at their cake stall. How much money did they raise altogether?
  $ _ _ _ _ _
+ $ _ _ _ _ _
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  $ _ _ _ _ _

Answer: The school raised $________ altogether.

7. Extension Challenge: Add these three 5-digit numbers together:

24,356 + 17,829 + 31,647 = ?

  2 4 3 5 6
  1 7 8 2 9
+ 3 1 6 4 7
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  _ _ _ _ _
8. Check your answer from question 7 using estimation:

Round each number to the nearest ten thousand:

________ + ________ + ________ = ________

Is your exact answer reasonable?

Yes
No

Part 3: Create Your Own

9. Create your own 5-digit addition problem that requires regrouping in at least 3 columns:
  _ _ _ _ _
+ _ _ _ _ _
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  _ _ _ _ _
10. Explain to a friend the steps you would take to solve your problem above:

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