Topic Practice

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Lesson

4 Name 5
Adding and Subtracting Large Numbers
Add or subtract.
1 29 543 2 93 210 3 369 021 4 893 887
1 13 976 2 21 061 2 325 310 1 22 013

5 971 234 1 55 423 5

6 Is 4 000 a reasonable estimate for the difference of 9 215 2 5 022? Explain.

For questions 7 and 8, use the table on the right.

7 How many people were employed as People Employed in Australia by
educators and finance workers? Occupation in 2009

Occupation Workers

Educators 800 000
8 How many more people were Finance workers 390 000
employed as construction workers Construction workers 980 000
than as miners?
Miners 170 000

9 What is the difference between 403 951 and 135 211?

A 200 000 B 221 365 C 268 740 D 539 162

10 Issac is adding 59 029 and 55 678. Should his answer be greater than or less
than 100 000? Explain how you know.

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