Use rounding or compatible numbers to estimate the sum

52+39

 

Subject
Level
Primary
Grade
3

Rounding to the Nearest Ten

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Answer

52 + 39 =

rounding 52 we need to go back to 50.

rounding 39 we need to go up to 40.

so the new addition form is:

50 + 2 + 40 -1 = 50 + 40 + 2 -1 = 90 + 1 = 91

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