Number Stories
I had 9 winter hats but I lost 2. How many hats do I have left?
7 hats
Round the number to the nearest 10!
9
10
Make a Ball Park Estimate for the following number sentence:
34+8
30+10=40
20+35=?
55
Mrs. Matthes went skiing for 18 minutes on Monday. On Tuesday she skied for 31 minutes. How long did she ski?
52 minutes
Round the number to the nearest 10!
62
60
Make a Ball Park Estimate for the following number sentence:
66+32
12+37=?
Ms. Arnold baked 25 cookies. Skylar ate 4 of them. So, Ms. Arnold made 13 more. How many cookies does Ms. Arnold have now?
34 cookies
Round the number to the nearest 100!
849
800
Make a Ball Park Estimate for the following number sentence:
78+73
80+70=150
48+91=?
139
You were outside and caught 13 snowflakes on your tongue. Your friend came outside and caught 4 on their tongue. How many more snowflakes did you catch?
9 snowflakes
Round the number to the nearest 100!
686
700
Make a Ball Park Estimate for the following number sentence:
3+95
0+100=100
126+53=?
179
The temperature was 41 degrees outside. Overnight, the temperature dropped 12 degrees, but by recess has warmed up 17 degrees. What temperature is it when you go outside to recess?
46 degrees
Round the number to the nearest 100!
961
1000
Make a Ball Park Estimate for the following number sentence:
98+39
100+40=140
159+84=?
243