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Susie collects seashells on the beach.  On Saturday she collected 24 shells.  On Sunday she collected 30 shells.  When she went to school on Monday, she shared her shells among her 6 friends.  How many shells did each friend get?

9 shells

100

867 + 244 = 

1,111

100

There are 664 days in a year on planet Eureka. If 587 have past, how many days are left in their year?

77

100

Mrs. Gossett wanted to bake cookies for the 3rd graders @ ACW. If she baked 20 cookies for each of the 6 classes, how many cookies did she bake? 

120

100

Lena has 132 legos in bags. Each bag contains 12 legos. How many bags are there? 

11

200

The 3rd grade is going on a field trip to the zoo.  The first bus has 74 students. The second bus has 85 students. When they arrive at the zoo, 37 students get off the buses.  How many students are still on the buses

122 Students are still on the buses

200

583+729=

1,312

200

There are 324 students at ACW. If 125 of them are 3rd graders and 100 of them are 4th graders, how many of them are 5th graders? 

99
200

Mrs. Coke had 8 mama goats. Each mama goat had 3 baby goats. If Mrs. Coke kept 9 babies for herself, how many babies did she sell? 

15

200

81 oranges fell off of an orange tree. 9 people picked up oranges. How many oranges did each person pick up?

9

300

Denzel and his brother Cedric played swimming-pool-basketball. Each basket was worth 3 points. Denzel scored 9 points. Cedric scored 6 points. What is the total number of baskets made during this game?

5 baskets

300

8125+1,297=

9,422

300

There are 321 animals at the zoo. They have aquatic animals, mammals, birds and reptiles. If 80 of them are mammals, 95 of them are birds, how many animals are reptiles and aquatic animals?

146

300

What are the next terms in the pattern?

48,40,32,___, ___, ___

24,16,8

300

Kaylee has 500 pencils. If 100 pencils fit in a box, how many boxes of pencils does she have?

5

400

Layla bought a sketch book with 125 blank pages in it. She tears out 7 blank pages for her friend to draw on. Layla draws pictures on 64 pages. How many blank pages does she have left?

54 pages

400

1134+252+448=

1,834

400

3,569-796=

2,773

400

There are 7 apples in a bag. If there are 9 bags, how many apples are there in all?

63 apples

400

Derik has 54 fidgets. He splits them into groups of 6. How many groups of fidgets does he have?

9
500

Vivian hung 3 posters in his bedroom. The first poster was 59 cm in length. The second poster was 92 cm in length. The third poster was 127 cm in length. What is the best estimate for the length of all 3 posters? 

300 cm

500
Andy practice his guitar for 635 minutes. He practiced the drums for 832 minutes. He practiced the flute for 430 minutes. How many minutes did he practice music? Round that number to the nearest 1,000.

1,897 = rounded to 2,000

500

Mr. Briere planted a garden last year. He grew 718 onions, 374 potatoes, and 187 cucumbers. What is an estimate of the difference of potatoes and cucumbers he grew? 

190

500

Amelia practices soccer 3 days a week. She practices softball 2 days a week. How many days does she practice in 1 month?

3 + 2 = 5

5 x 4 = 20

500

Mr. Vance earned 350 bux on Roblox. If he can only spend 50 bux a day, how many days will it take him to spend all of his bux?

7