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100

What is 101 rounded to the nearest hundred?

100

100

If Mr K has 230 books and Ms Gill has 160 books, ABOUT how many books do they have?

They have ABOUT 400 books

100

  15 + 17 = ?

32

100

21 - 8 = ?

13

100

Mr K has 24 Cheetos left in his snack. Then he eats 7 more and saves the rest for later. How many Cheetos did Mr K save for later?

Mr K has 17 Cheetos left

200

What is 349 rounded to the nearest hundred?

300

200

Mrs Knapp has 470 cougar coins. If she hands out 215 of them, ABOUT how many cougar coins does Mrs Knapp have left?

She has ABOUT 300 cougar coins left

200

83 + 46 = ?

129

200

73 - 49 = ?

24

200

Ms Dercks has 317 books in her classroom library. Ms Gill gives her 274 more books. How many books does Ms Dercks have in her classroom library now?

Ms Dercks has 591 books

300

What is 55 rounded to the nearest ten?

60

300

Is 12 + 17 = 31 reasonable?

Yes, because it is close to 30 

300

327 + 81 = ?

408

300

262 - 47 = ?

215

300

There are 424 students in the gym for an assembly. Then 175 students leave for recess. How many students are still in the gym for the assembly?

There are 249 students still in the gym

400

What is 1,351 rounded to the nearest hundred?

1,400

400

If Mr Halloran has 97 red cones, 217 green cones, and 571 yellow cones, ABOUT how many cones does he have?

He has ABOUT 900 cones

400

291 + 593 = ?

884

400

700 - 361 = ?

339

400

Ms Q has 777 crayons in the art room. The third grade teachers give 469 more crayons to use for an art project. How many crayons does Ms Q have in the art room altogether?

Ms Q has 1,246 crayons in the art room

500

What is 3,615 rounded to the nearest ten?

3,620

500

Is 817 - 592 = 425 reasonable?

No, because it should be about 200, not 425

500

817 + 795 = ?

1,612

500

1,418 - 529 = ?

889

500

Mr K love smelly stickers and 514 of them in his collection. Mrs Wiedenhaupt gives Mr K 217 smelly stickers, and Ms Gill gives him 73 smelly stickers. How many smelly stickers does Mr K have in his collection now?

Mr K has 804 smelly stickers in his collection