Estimating and Solving Word Problems

Mrs. Reeder drove 658 miles in August and 338 miles in September. ABOUT how many miles did she drive altogether?

*Round to the nearest hundred*

• 996

• 1,000

• 900

• 1,100

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

CCSS.3.NBT.A.1

Determine if a person should estimate or solve the following problem.

There are 78 students in third grade. 43 of the students are boys and the rest are girls. How many girls are in third grade?

• Estimate

• Solve

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

Determine if a person should estimate or solve the following problem.

154 box tops were collected last month. 133 box tops were collected this month. About how many box tops were collected last month?

• Estimate

• Solve

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

CCSS.3.NBT.A.1

Estimate the difference to the NEAREST TEN.

845 - 328

• 500

• 600

• 520

• 1,180

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.1

Addition or subtraction?

Calvin had 314 sheets of paper. Aaron gave him some more sheets of paper. Now Calvin has 729 sheets of paper. How many sheets of paper did Aaron give?

• Addition (+)

• Subtraction (-)

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Estimate the sum to the NEAREST THOUSAND.

7,599 + 2,913

• 10,000

• 11,000

• 10,600

• 5,000

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

There are 286 fiction books in the school library and 595 non-fiction books in the school library. How many books are in the library altogether?

• 881

• 309

• 769

• 900

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

CCSS.2.NBT.B.7

Ms. Slater's class has 522 AR points. If her class earns 498 more points, how many points will her class have in all?

• 24

• 1,110

• 1,020

• 900

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

What is a key word for addition?

• difference

• altogether

• split

• less

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CCSS.1.OA.A.1

Estimate the SUM of 38 and 22 to the NEAREST TEN.

• 20

• 70

• 60

• 50

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

CCSS.3.NBT.A.1