3rd Grade Lesson 14

The table below shows the number of snow cones sold at a shop on each of three days. About how many snow cones were sold on Friday? Model your thinking on the number line.

Day Number sold

Friday 372

Saturday 321

Sunday 503

The shop sold about __________ snow cones on Friday.

• 250
• 370

• 400
• 300

Pinkie went to a garage sale and bought 5 different items. Select the TWO items that weigh about 600 grams. 

• A. A book weighs 591 grams.

• B. A hair dryer weighs 599 grams.

• C. A basketball weighs 615 grams.

• D. A hammer weighs 603 grams.

• E. A table clock weighs 594 grams.

Tags

CCSS.3.MD.A.2

Tim paid $173 for two new pairs of pants. About how much did Tim pay for the pants when rounded to the nearest ten? Justify your answer by drawing a number line.

• A. $170

• B. $175

• C. $200

• D. $180

Esmeralda left her home at 5:15 p.m. to go to her piano lesson. What time did Esmeralda leave home when rounded to the nearest ten? Complete the sentence below and draw a number line to justify your answer.

Esmeralda left her home about __________ p.m.

Tags

CCSS.1.NBT.C.4

CCSS.2.MD.B.6

A third grade class planted rows of lettuce in the school garden. One seed packet weighs 67 grams. Round the total weight of 2 seed packers to the nearest 10 grams. Model your thinking on a number line.

• A. 130 grams

• B. 160 grams

• C. 100 grams

• D. 70 grams

Tags

CCSS.3.MD.A.2

Ricky rounds 804 to the nearest ten. He says it is 810. Is he correct? Why or why not? Use a number line and words to explain your answer.

Tags

CCSS.3.NBT.A.1

CCSS.4.NBT.A.3

About how many visitors did each store have when rounding to the nearest ten?

A student in Mrs. Larson's class said that both stores had about the same number of visitors. Is the student correct?

Justify your answer using a number line and words.

Answer explanation

The student in Mrs. Larson's class is correct. When rounded to the nearest ten, both stores had about the same number of visitors, which is 860.