CHALLENGING MENTAL ADDITION
CHALLENGING MENTAL SUBTRACTION
ROUNDING – TENS, HUNDREDS, THOUSANDS
ESTIMATION CHALLENGE
WORD PROBLEMS
200

125 + 178

303

200

250 – 127

123

200

Round 77 to the nearest ten.

80

200

Estimate: 38 + 62 (round to nearest ten).

40 + 60 = 100

200

The school collected 347 cans for a food drive. About how many cans did they collect when rounded to the nearest ten?

350

400

689 + 432

1,121

400

900 – 468

432

400

Round 6,742 to the nearest thousand.

7,000

400

Estimate: 784 + 329 (round to nearest hundred).

800 + 300 = 1,100

400

A school library has 1,648 books. The librarian wants to tell students approximately how many books are in the library. Round the number to the nearest hundred.

1,600

600

1,345 + 2,468

3,813

600

1,560 – 789

771

600

Round 52,481 to the nearest thousand.

52,000

600

Estimate: 1,296 – 587 (round to nearest hundred).

1,300 – 600 = 700

600

A zoo had 7,583 visitors last year. About how many visitors did the zoo have, rounded to the nearest thousand?

8,000

800

468 + 257

725

800

640 – 289

351

800

Round 1,249 to the nearest hundred.

1,200

800

Estimate: 429 – 167 (round to nearest ten).

430 – 170 = 260

800

A school fundraiser raised $26,749. The principal wants to announce the amount to the nearest thousand dollars. What amount should she announce?

$27,000

1000

2,508 + 3,497

6,005

1000

4,203 – 2,679

1,524

1000

Round 395,678 to the nearest ten thousand.

400,000

1000

Estimate: 4,587 + 3,286 (round to nearest thousand).

5,000 + 3,000 = 8,000

1000

A stadium can hold 48,500 people. During a concert, 43,761 people attended. The newspaper reported that about 44,000 people attended.

To what place was the attendance rounded?

nearest thousand