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Addition & Subtraction to 10,000 (4.N3) · Page 7 of 14

➕ Estimating with Compensation

Using compensation (rounding to friendly numbers) to estimate

💡 Tip for parents: Compensation means nudging numbers to friendly ones: 398 is nearly 400, so 398 + 456 is about 400 + 456. It gives closer estimates than front-end alone!

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  1. Question 1

    Estimate 398 + 456 using compensation.

  2. Question 2

    Estimate 603 − 398 using compensation.

  3. Question 3

    Estimate 2,998 + 1,234 using compensation.

  4. Question 4

    Estimate 1,005 − 498 using compensation.

  5. Question 5

    Estimate 4,999 − 2,001 using compensation.