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Money Addition Place Value

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Money Addition Place Value

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💰 Part 1: Breaking Down Money Amounts

Instructions: Partition each money amount into place value parts.

1. Break down $387 into place value parts:

$387 = $_____ + $_____ + $_____

2. Break down $1,245 into place value parts:

$1,245 = $_____ + $_____ + $_____ + $_____

3. Which partitioning is correct for $629?

$600 + $20 + $9

$6 + $2 + $9

$60 + $29

$600 + $29

🧮 Part 2: Adding Money Using Place Value

Instructions: Use place value partitioning to add these money amounts. Show your working.

4. Add $324 + $567 using place value partitioning:

Answer: $_________

5. Add $186 + $239 + $145:

Step 1: Break down each amount:

$186 = $_____ + $_____ + $_____

$239 = $_____ + $_____ + $_____

$145 = $_____ + $_____ + $_____

Step 2: Add each place value:

Hundreds: $_____ + $_____ + $_____ = $_____

Tens: $_____ + $_____ + $_____ = $_____

Units: $_____ + $_____ + $_____ = $_____

Total: $_________

6. Estimate first, then calculate: $428 + $376 + $195

My estimate (round to nearest hundred): $_________

Exact answer: $_________

🛒 Part 3: Real-Life Shopping Problems

7. Sarah is buying school supplies. She needs a backpack ($89), textbooks ($127), and stationery ($45). Use place value partitioning to find the total cost:

Total cost: $_________

8. Which method makes adding money easier?

Adding the numbers from left to right without breaking them down

Breaking numbers into place value parts first

Adding randomly without any method

Only using a calculator

9. Explain in your own words why place value partitioning helps when adding money amounts:

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