ESTIMATING DIFFERENCES WITH MONEY LESSON PLAN
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When we estimate a difference, we find an answer for a subtraction problem that is close to but not exact.
Estimating means that we find an answer that makes sense, but doesn’t involve exact computation.
Difference is a key word that means subtraction.
When we estimate a difference problem, we estimate a subtraction problem. We can estimate differences using different values. We can also estimate differences in problems that use money amounts.
Example $18.95 – $2.97 = _____
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