Addition Using Rounding Compensation
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Addition Using Rounding Compensation
🎯 Part 1: Understanding the Strategy
For 1847 + 296:
📊 Part 2: Step-by-Step Practice
Step 1 - Round the numbers:
2463 rounds to: _____________ (nearest hundred)
379 rounds to: _____________ (nearest ten)
Step 2 - Add the rounded numbers:
_____________ + _____________ = _____________
Step 3 - Calculate compensation:
How much extra did we add to 2463? _____________
How much extra did we add to 379? _____________
Total compensation needed: _____________
Step 4 - Final answer:
Rounded sum - compensation = _____________
Problem: 5821 + 1396
🧮 Part 3: Independent Practice
💭 Part 4: Thinking and Reasoning
My problem: _____________ + _____________
Show how to solve it using rounding compensation:
My estimate: _____________
Exact answer using rounding compensation:
Was my estimate close? _____________
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