Word Problems
Write a number that will round to 400 when it is rounded to the nearest hundred.
Any number from 350 to 449
A chair weighs about 10 ____________.
GRAMS or KILOGRAMS
KILOGRAMS
Round 239 to the nearest ten
240
244 + 534 = ________
778
Mr. Laliberte has 16 more Pokemon cards than Mr. Mcneil. If Mr. Laliberte has 138 Pokemon cards, how many does Mr. Mcneil have?
122 Pokemon cards
A bathtub holds about 100 __________ of water.
LITERS or MILLILITERS
LITERS
Round 327 to nearest hundred
300
850 - 720 = _________
130
Write a 3 digit number that will round to 150 when it is rounded to the nearest ten.
Any number from 145 to 154
A cell phone weighs about __________ grams
2 20 200
200 grams
Round 293 to the nearest ten
290
120 + 290 = _______
410
Freandy's backpack is A LOT heavier than Nickoy's backpack. They use a scale to measure the weight of each backpack. Freandy's bag weighs 825 grams, and Nickoy's bag weighs 331 grams. How much heavier is Freandy's backpack then Nickoy's?
494 grams
A can of soda holds about ________ milliliters.
3 30 300
300 milliliters
Round 298 to the nearest ten
300
293 - 85 = __________
208
Ms. Mallory is going to estimate the answer to the problem below:
523 + 368 = ____________
Should she round both numbers to the nearest hundreds or the nearest tens? Why?
She should round the numbers to the nearest tens to get an estimate that is closer to the real answer.
Estimate the weight of your desk. Make sure you include units with your answer!
Nearest hundred: 500
73 + 25 + 43 = _________
141