Rounding Rules and Estimations for 3rd Graders

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

• 30

• 60

• 40

• 50

Tom read 68 pages of a book. If he rounds to the nearest ten, how many pages did he read?

• 60

• 80

• 75

• 70

A bakery made 123 cookies. If they want to estimate how many dozens they have, what number should they round to?

• 120

• 100

• 150

• 130

Sarah has 85 marbles. If she gives away 29 marbles, how many does she have left when rounded to the nearest ten?

• 70

• 50

• 60

• 80

A toy store has 256 toys. If they want to estimate how many toys they have for a sale, what number should they round to?

• 200

• 300

• 250

• 350

In a classroom, there are 34 students. If the teacher wants to round this number to the nearest ten for a report, what number will she use?

• 40

• 30

• 35

• 20

A farmer harvested 92 pumpkins. If he wants to estimate how many he has for a market, what number should he round to?

• 100

• 95

• 80

• 90

There are 145 books in the library. If the librarian wants to round this number to the nearest hundred, what number will she use?

• 150

• 200

• 100

• 120

A zoo has 78 visitors today. If they want to estimate the number of visitors for the week, what number should they round to?

• 600

• 500

• 550

• 700

Emma collected 63 stickers. If she rounds this number to the nearest ten, how many stickers does she have?

• 60

• 50

• 80

• 70