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!
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What does it mean to estimate?
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Look at this jar of sweets 🍬. There are 28 sweets. Estimate how many by dragging the slider.
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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
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