MathsYears 3–4Addition & Subtraction

Estimate and check answers

Estimate the answer to a calculation and use inverse operations to check answers

What you'll learn

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    Imagine you have 52 marbles 🟣. Before you count them, you can make a clever guess — that's an estimate!

  2. 2

    What does it mean to estimate?

  3. 3

    Look at this jar of sweets 🍬. There are 28 sweets. Estimate how many by dragging the slider.

  4. 4

    Let's estimate 42 + 19 together.

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    Now you try! Estimate 67 + 24 by rounding to the nearest 10.

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    What is 67 rounded to the nearest 10?

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    Your estimate for 67 + 24 was 90. Now check: what is the exact answer?

Practise Estimate and check answers with Whizlo

Free AI-tutored lessons, unlimited practice questions, and progress tracking for ages 7–9. Aligned to the UK National Curriculum.