Addition input/output tables – up to three digits

  • An Input/Output Table is a chart used to show a rule or pattern between numbers.
  • The input is the number we start with.
  • The output is the result after we apply a rule to the input.
  • In this lesson, the rule is addition.

  • We will use three-digit numbers (like 145, 298, 470).
  • The same number is added to each input to get the output.

Let’s say the rule is “Add 3”.

InputRuleOutput
125+3128
250+3253
400+3403

Let’s say the rule is “Add 50”.

InputRuleOutput
150+50200
225+50275
390+50440

  1. Look at the input and output.
  2. Figure out what number is added (the rule).
  3. Apply the rule to other inputs to find the outputs.
  4. Use column addition if needed (hundreds, tens, ones).

🔹 Find the rule and fill in the output:

InputOutput
100125
200225
300______
400______

What’s the rule? Add 25

🔹 Use the rule “Add 70” and complete the table:

InputOutput
110______
230______
320______

InputRuleOutput
____+40185
122+40______
199+40______

  • Counting money: If you save ₹100 each month, how much will you have in 3 months?
  • Distance: Add kilometers travelled over days.
  • Time: Add minutes or hours to a starting time.

  • Always align digits by place value when adding.
  • Check your addition by reversing: Subtract output – rule = input.
  • Use mental math for simple additions like +5, +10, +50.

  1. Create your own input/output table using “Add 45”.
  2. Complete the missing numbers:
InputOutput
123______
300______
476______

Complete the table.

InOut
168
422522
159
78

Start with the numbers in the “In” column. Add 100 to each number.

168 + 100 = 268
422 + 100 = 522
159 + 100 = 259
78 + 100 = 178

Write the answers in the table:

InOut
168268
422522
159259
78178

Complete the table.

InOut
389
817917
30
241

Start with the numbers in the “In” column. Add 100 to each number.

389 + 100 = 489
817 + 100 = 917
30 + 100 = 130
241 + 100 = 341

Write the answers in the table:

InOut
389489
817917
30130
241341

Complete the table.

InOut
190
407
159259
566

Start with the numbers in the “In” column. Add 100 to each number.

190 + 100 = 290
407 + 100 = 507
159 + 100 = 259
566 + 100 = 666

Write the answers in the table:

InOut
190290
407507
159259
566666