Round to the nearest 10
Round to the nearest 100
Round to the nearest 1,000
Round to the nearest 10,000
Rounding Story Problems
Rounding +/-
100

728

730

100

148

100

100

3,749

4,000

100

65,481

70,000

100

Polly drove 438 miles to visit the Mall of America.  About how many miles did she drive, rounded to the nearest ten? 

440 miles

100

Estimate: 71 + 49 = ____

70 + 50= 120

200

8,722

8,720

200

1,618

1,600

200

21,536

22,000

200

22,189

20,000

200

Sweet Cakes Bakery made 1,745 cupcakes on Friday.  About how many cupcakes did they make, rounded to the nearest hundred? 

1,700

200

Estimate: 64 - 16= _____

60 - 20 = 40

300

41,573

41,570

300

31,852

31,900

300

17,065

17,000

300

842,543

840,000

300

The surface of the sun has a temperature of 10,345 degrees.  What is this number rounded to the nearest hundred? 

10,300

300

Estimate: 83 - 37= _____

80 - 40 = 40 

400

948,454

948,450

400

729,117

729,100

400

583,671

584,000

400

489,795

490,000

400

A city's population is 35,512.  What is this number rounded to the nearest thousand? 

36,000

400

Alexander has 59 toys in his room.  Tiffany has 42 toys in her room.  Estimate how many toys do they have in total? 

60 + 40 = 100

500

356,108

356,110

500

540,681

540,700

500

340,932

341,000

500

575,263

580,000

500

A cruise ships total number of passengers is 49,805.  What is this number rounded to the nearest ten thousand? 

50,000

500

Jeremy has 24 marbles.  Joe has 74 marbles.  Sasha has 48 marbles.  About how many marbles do they have altogether? 

20 + 70 + 50 = 140

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