Rounding and Estimation Word Problems

The post office mails 7,887 letters each day, out of which 4,242 are addressed to foreign countries. How many letters were sent domestically? (Round each number to the nearest hundreds before solving.)

• 3,600

• 3,700

• 3,800

• 4,000

Jessica's school sold 8,555 boxes of doughnuts for a fundraiser this year. She sold 2,376 boxes. How many boxes were sold by the rest of the students? (Round each number to the nearest hundreds before solving.)

• 6,200

• 6,100

• 6,000

• 7,000

Sally's painting business used a total of 5,596 gallons of white and blue paint this year. If 2,447 gallons of white paint were used, how many gallons of blue paint were used? (Round each number to the nearest hundreds before solving.)

• 3,200

• 3,100

• 3,000

• 2,900

There are 7,852 rose bushes currently in the park. Park workers will plant 4,864 more rose bushes today. How many rose bushes will be in the park when the workers are finished? (Round each number to the nearest hundreds before solving.)

• 12,700

• 12,800

• 12,600

• 13,000

Sandy's Cupcake Shop sold a total of 8,923 cupcakes today, and 4,372 of those had sprinkles. How many cupcakes were sold without sprinkles? (Round each number to the nearest hundreds before solving.)

• 4,600

• 4,500

• 4,400

• 4,700

Jessica's school sold 8,555 boxes of doughnuts for a fundraiser this year. She sold 2,376 boxes. About how many boxes were sold by the rest of the students, rounded to the nearest hundreds?

• 6,200 boxes

• 6,000 boxes

• 7,000 boxes

• 5,000 boxes

Tom worked on the farm storing bales of hay in the barn. The first week he stacked 9,389 bales and 5,753 bales on the second week. About how many bales were stored in the barn, rounded to the nearest hundreds?

• 15,200 bales

• 14,000 bales

• 16,000 bales

• 13,000 bales

There are 7,852 rose bushes currently in the park. Park workers will plant 4,864 more rose bushes today. About how many rose bushes will be in the park when the workers are finished, rounded to the nearest hundreds?

• 12,800 rose bushes

• 13,000 rose bushes

• 12,000 rose bushes

• 11,000 rose bushes

There are 2,638 scissors in the stockroom. Dan placed 1,119 more scissors in the stockroom. About how many scissors are now in the stockroom, rounded to the nearest hundreds?

• 3,700 scissors

• 4,000 scissors

• 3,000 scissors

• 2,000 scissors

The Seaside Souvenir Shop stocked 6,919 seashells for sale in their store. They sold 4,413 of the seashells over the summer season. About how many seashells were left, rounded to the nearest hundreds?

• 2,500 seashells

• 3,000 seashells

• 2,000 seashells

• 1,000 seashells