5.3.3

Adding & Subtracting 10, 100 & 1,000

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Adding & Subtracting 10, 100 and 1,000 in your Head

When adding or subtracting 10, 100 or 1,000 it will usually only change one column.

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450 − 100 = 350

  • Only changes the 'hundreds' column.
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87,348 − 1,000 = 86,348

  • Only changes the 'thousands' column.
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3,948 − 10 = 3,938

  • Only changes the 'tens' column.
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Carrying over

  • Adding or subtracting 10, 100 or 1,000 will usually only change one column.
    • But if adding or subtracting 10, 100 or 1,000 makes the digit go past zero, it will also affect one other column.
    • E.g. 195 + 10 = 205

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