Rounding Word Problems: Explain Your Process in Grade 3

Lily has 47 apples. If she rounds to the nearest ten, how many apples does she have? Explain your rounding process.

• 40

• 60

• 30

• 50

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.1

CCSS.4.NBT.A.3

Tom read 85 pages of a book. If he rounds to the nearest ten, how many pages did he read? Describe how you rounded.

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• 100

• 90

• 80

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.1

CCSS.4.NBT.A.3

A bakery made 123 cookies. If they want to package them in groups of ten, how many groups will they have after rounding?

• 12

• 15

• 13

• 14

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.1

CCSS.4.NBT.A.3

Sarah has 76 marbles. If she gives away some and has 32 left, how many did she give away? Round 76 to the nearest ten first and explain your reasoning.

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• 30

• 60

• 44

In a class, there are 29 students. If the teacher wants to round this number to the nearest ten for a field trip, what number will she use?

• 25

• 20

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• 35

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.1

CCSS.4.NBT.A.3

A farmer has 154 carrots. If he sells 78, how many does he have left? Round 154 to the nearest ten before solving. Explain your rounding.

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• 82

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• 68

There are 63 books on a shelf. If you round this number to the nearest ten, what number do you get? How did you round it?

• 50

• 70

• 60

• 63

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.1

CCSS.4.NBT.A.3

A toy store has 92 toys. If they receive a shipment of 15 more toys, how many toys will they have? Round 92 to the nearest ten first and explain your steps.

• 95

• 107

• 105

• 90

Emma collected 48 stickers. If she wants to round this number to the nearest ten, what will it be? Describe the rounding process you used.

• 60

• 40

• 45

• 50

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.1

CCSS.4.NBT.A.3

A zoo has 135 visitors on a Saturday. If they want to round this number to the nearest ten for a report, what number will they use? Explain how you rounded.

• 140

• 130

• 150

• 120

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.1

CCSS.4.NBT.A.3