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Money Addition



To do this topic, you need to know long addition and estimated addition.
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Example 1:

Add and Estimate.
$0.25
+ $1.86
 Answer
Estimate
Part 1: Calculate the answer
Use long addition to calculate the answer.
$0.25
+ $1.86
$2.11

Part 2: Estimate the answer
Estimate each addend to the correct place value and add.
In this problem, we round to the nearest dollar value.   $0.00
$0.25   rounds to
+ $1.86  
 rounds to   + $2.00
  $2.00
Answer   Estimate

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