Rounding Word Problems

During the school election for class president, Jeff received 343 votes, Mary received 87 votes, and Gerrod received 361 votes. What is the best estimate of the number of students who voted in the school election?

• 700

• 800

• 500

• 600

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.A.4

Sydney scored 569 points the first time she played Space Station on her video game system. The next time she played, Sydney scored 810 points. About how many total points did Sydney score the first 2 times she played her video game?

• 300

• 1,400

• 1,200

• 200

Tags

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Mr. Reynaolds and Mr. Montoya work for the same trucking company. Last week Mr. Reynolds drove his truck 4,379 miles. Mr. Montoya drove 6,512 miles. What is the best estimate of the total number of miles both men drove?

• 10,000

• 12,000

• 2,000

• 11,000

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.A.4

Three classes had a contest to see which class could read the most minutes. Mrs. Rickabaugh's class read 12,580 minutes. Ms. Bailey's class read 14,609 minutes, and Mrs. Johnston's class read 9,772 minutes. About how many more minutes did Mrs. Rickabaugh's class read than Mrs. Johnston's class?

• 2,000

• 5,000

• 3,000

• 22,000

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

For the school fundraiser, Ms. Elam's class collected 4,864 pennies, and Mrs. Haber's class collected 2,234 pennies. What is the best estimate of how many more pennies Ms. Elam's class collected than Mrs. Haber's class?

• 3,000

• 2,000

• 1,000

• 5,000

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.A.4