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Vertical Addition Practice

Set out each sum vertically, keeping digits in the same place-value columns. Show any regrouping and use an estimate to check that your answer is sensible.

Build your vertical addition skills

Begin with sums that do not need regrouping, then try sums that do. An estimate can help you spot an answer that is far off.

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Hundreds

Tens

Ones

1.Calculate 325 + 462 using the vertical method. Give an estimate by rounding each number to the nearest hundred.

2.Calculate 641 + 258. Show how you lined up the place values.

3.Work out 487 + 596. Show your regrouping.

4.Add 1,358 and 746. Record the regrouping in your working.

5.Find the total of 2,867 and 1,459 using vertical addition.

6.Calculate 5,784 + 3,968. Include a rounded estimate to check your result.

Estimate and apply

Use rounding to judge whether an exact answer is reasonable. Keep your written calculations clear.

7.A student calculates 1,358 + 746 and gets 2,104. Round both addends to the nearest hundred. Is the calculated answer reasonable?

8.A coastal walk is 2,475 metres long on the first day and 1,860 metres long on the second day. How many metres are walked altogether? Show a vertical addition calculation.

9.Add these three amounts using vertical addition: 1,246 + 879 + 3,508. What is the total?

10.A community fundraiser receives $2,685 in the morning and $3,947 in the afternoon. Find the total raised and estimate it by rounding each amount to the nearest thousand.