Rounding and Place Value Word Problems (3.NBT.1)

TEST NAME: 3.NBT.1­ Rounding and Place Value
TEST ID: 490888
GRADE: 03
SUBJECT: Mathematics
TEST CATEGORY: My Classroom
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Student: Class:
Date:
1.
A school collected 1,539 cans of food to donate. Rounded to the nearest
hundred, about how many cans did they collect?
A.
1,500
B.
1,530
C.
1,540
D.
1,600
2.
Alice has 827 stamps in her collection. Rounded to the nearest hundred,
about how many stamps does Alice have?
A.
800
B.
820
C.
830
D.
900
3.
It took 14,362 gallons of water to fill a swimming pool.
Part A What is 14,362 rounded to the nearest 10? Explain how you found
your answer.
Part B What is 14,362 rounded to the nearest 100? Explain how you
found your answer.
Part C Write two numbers less than 700 that would round to 700 when
rounded to the nearest 10. Explain your answers.
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4.
Fred drew a number line to help him round a number to the nearest 10.
Which number could be placed at the star?
A.
65
B.
68
C.
72
5.
Jessica spent $447 on groceries this month. Rounded to the nearest ten,
about how much did she spend on groceries?
A.
$400
B.
$440
C.
$450
D.
$500
6.
A computer game costs about $100. Which could be the actual cost of
the game?
A.
$47
B.
$95
C.
$150
D.
$167
7.
The weight of a blue whale rounded to the nearest hundred is 6,300
pounds. What could be the actual weight of the blue whale, without
rounding?
A.
6,239
B.
6,295
C.
6,360
D.
6,393
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There are 172 pieces of candy in a jar. What is this number rounded to
the nearest ten?
8.
A.
100
B.
170
C.
180
D.
200
Karen read 253 pages in her book. About how many pages did Karen
read?
9.
A.
200
B.
250
C.
260
10.
What is 513 rounded to the nearest hundred?
A.
500
B.
510
C.
520
D.
600
11.
Part A Round the sum of 393 and 462 to the nearest ten. Show or explain
your work.
Part B What is the difference between the result from Part A and the sum
of 393 and 462 rounded to the nearest hundred? Show or explain your
work.
Part C Round 393 and 462 to the nearest ten before adding. Is this
answer different from the answer found in Part A? Show or explain your
work?
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12.
Ellison Elementary school has 1,956 students. Rounded to the nearest
hundred, about how many students go to Ellison Elementary? A.
1,900
B.
1,950
C.
1,960
D.
2,000
13.
Which number is closest to 70?
A.
60
B.
64
C.
71
14.
Which whole number is the value when 50 is rounded to the nearest 100?
A.
0
B.
1
C.
100
D.
500
15.
When rounded to the nearest hundred, which number is equal to 619
rounded to the nearest hundred?
A.
691
B.
662
C.
587
D.
519
16.
Which whole number is the value of 49 rounded to the nearest 100?
A.
0
B.
1
C.
100
D.
500
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17.
There are 83 dogs and 48 cats at a pet show.
Part A What is the number of dogs rounded to the nearest 10? What is
the number of cats rounded to the nearest 10?
Part B What is the rounded total number of dogs and cats at the pet
show? Use your rounded numbers from Part A. Show or explain your work.
Part C How far is the actual total number of dogs and cats from the
rounded total? Show or explain your work.
18.
Elan will round these numbers to the nearest 10.
242 284 271 275
Which two numbers will have the same result when rounded to the
nearest 10? __________ and __________
19.
Workers at an orange grove were placed into four groups.
Group 1 picked 376 oranges.
Group 2 picked 239 oranges.
Group 3 picked 215 oranges.
Group 4 picked 278 oranges.
Which group of workers picked a number of oranges that rounded to 300?
A.
Group 1
B.
Group 2
C.
Group 3
D.
Group 4
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20.
Four friends met for vacation. The chart shows how far each traveled.
Friend
John
Nancy
Cindy
Will
Miles Traveled
344
461
376
489
Who traveled about 400 miles?
A.
John
B.
Nancy
C.
Cindy
D.
Will
21.
A teacher spends $159 for classroom supplies and $68 for books. If each
amount of money is rounded to the nearest 10, how much did the teacher
spend for supplies and books?
A.
200
B.
220
C.
230
D.
300
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22.
A builder used 1,229 slats to complete a fence around a small
neighborhood park.
Part A What is the number of slats used by the builder, rounded to the
nearest 10? Explain how you rounded the number.
Part B What is the number of slats used by the builder, rounded to the
nearest 100? Explain how you rounded the number.
Part C Explain which of your rounded numbers provides the best estimate
of the total number of slats used to complete the fence.
23.
Which number rounds to 300 when rounding to the nearest 100?
A.
248
B.
421
C.
287
24.
Janice has to write a number that rounds to 1,600 when rounded to the
nearest 100 and nearest 10. Which number could she write?
A.
1,612
B.
1,604
C.
1,592
D.
1,587
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25.
Smith Elementary School has 481 students. How many students is this,
rounded to the nearest 100?
A.
400
B.
480
C.
490
D.
500
26.
Sheila has 57 pencils. How many pencils does Sheila have, rounded to
the nearest 10?
A.
60
B.
55
C.
50
27.
There are 379 students in third grade. Which number is closest to the
number of students in third grade?
A.
200
B.
300
C.
400
D.
500
28.
There are 74 students in the third grade. About how many students are
in the third grade when rounded to the nearest 10?
A.
70
B.
75
C.
80
D.
100
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29.
Greg rounded the number 328 to the nearest ten and to the nearest
hundred.
328 rounds to 330
328 rounds to 330
Greg knows that
. He draws the conclusion that when a
number is rounded to the nearest tens, the number will always be
greater than when the same number is rounded to the nearest hundred.
Which number shows that Greg’s conclusion is not correct?
A.
307
B.
323
C.
349
D.
372
30.
Quincy counted 123 cars in the parking lot. Rounding to the nearest ten,
about how many cars are in the parking lot? A.
100
B.
120
C.
130
D.
150
31.
Carol likes to collect stickers. She received some new stickers from her
parents and friends. When she rounded the number of new stickers to
the nearest 10, she had 500 stickers. Which answer could be the number
of new stickers that she had?
A.
491
B.
498
C.
507
D.
514
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32.
Which expression could Harry use to find the approximate sum of 47 and
83?
A.
50 + 80
B.
40 + 80
C.
50 + 90
33.
Which number rounds to 5,000 when rounding to the nearest hundred?
A.
5,107
B.
5,089
C.
4,963
34. Abe thinks that the number 574 rounded to the nearest ten is equal to 560. Which sentence best explains the
mistake made in rounding and the correct answer?
A.
He decreased 7 to 6 instead of increasing it to make it 580.
B.
He decreased 7 to 6 instead of leaving it the same to make 570.
C.
He rounded the wrong digit instead of rounding the 5 to make 600.
D.
He rounded the wrong digit instead of rounding the 4 to make it 575.
35.
Mrs. Norris has 447 books in her classroom library. Rounded to the
nearest hundred, about how many books does she have?
A.
400
B.
440
C.
450
D.
500
36.
Rounded to the nearest ten, Daniel collected about 340 sea shells.
Exactly how many shells could Daniel have collected?
A.
349
B.
346
C.
344
D.
332
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37.
What is 1,151 rounded to the nearest 100?
A.
1,000
B.
1,100
C.
1,150
D.
1,200
38.
Jordan rounded the number of coins in his collection to the nearest
hundred and got 200. Which could be his number?
A.
145
B.
211
C.
251
39.
Catherine took 162 pictures using her new camera. What is 162 rounded
to the nearest tens place?
A.
100
B.
160
C.
170
D.
200
40.
Which whole number is the sum of 921+15 rounded to the nearest ten?
A.
900
B.
930
C.
940
D.
1,000
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41.
Jordan’s school collected canned food for a fundraiser. The number of
cans collected per grade is in the table below.
Grade Number of Cans
3
563
4
498
5
447
Which grade collected 500 cans when rounding to the nearest hundred?
A.
Grade 3
B.
Grade 4
C.
Grade 5
42.
Sam rounded the total number of students at his school to 500. He
rounded to the nearest hundred. How many students could be in Sam’s
school?
A.
588
B.
564
C.
552
D.
496
43.
Larry earned $143 from washing cars and mowing lawns. Rounded to the
nearest ten, about how much money did Larry earn?
A.
$100
B.
$140
C.
$150
D.
$200
44.
What is 916 rounded to the nearest 10?
A.
920
B.
910
C.
900
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45.
The school lunchroom has 864 spoons. Rounded to the nearest hundred,
about how many spoons does the lunchroom have?
A.
800
B.
860
C.
900
D.
960
46.
Rachel took 146 pictures while on vacation. Rounded to the nearest
hundred, about how many pictures did she take?
A.
100
B.
140
C.
150
D.
200
47.
There are 97 students in third grade. What is the number of students
rounded to the nearest 10?
A.
90
B.
95
C.
100
D.
110
48.
Jordan counted 46 geese in a field. About how many geese were in the
field?
A.
40
B.
45
C.
50
D.
100
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49.
Bernice rounded a number to the nearest ten and nearest hundred. She
found that when the number was rounded both answers were the same.
Which number was the number Bernice rounded?
A.
265
B.
391
C.
402
D.
509
50.
The jewelry store sold 236 rings. Rounded to the nearest hundred, about
how many rings were sold?
A.
200
B.
230
C.
240
D.
300
51.
Samantha has 368 pencils and 524 pens. Which expression shows about
how many pencils and pens Samantha has in all?
A.
400 + 500 = 900
B.
360 + 520 = 880
C.
300 + 500 = 800
52.
Gracie collected about 200 pine cones over the summer. Rounded to the
nearest hundred, which choice could be the exact number of pine cones
Gracie collected?
A.
148
B.
167
C.
253
D.
291
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53.
Dan rounded 653 to the nearest 100 and got 700. Ellie correctly rounded
a different number to the nearest 100 and her answer was the same as
Dan's answer. Which number could Ellie have rounded?
A.
553
B.
635
C.
735
D.
753
54.
Part A Round 423 to the nearest 10. Explain how you decided what digit
to use in the rounding place.
Part B Round 876 to the nearest 100. Explain how you decided what digit
to use in the rounding place.
55.
There were 872 people at a museum one day. The manager said the
museum had about 900 visitors that day. To what place did the manager
round?
A.
ones
B.
tens
C.
hundreds
D.
thousands
56.
Which number rounds to 930 when rounded to the nearest 10?
A.
921
B.
928
C.
939
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57.
Pam rounded a number to the hundreds place. The digit in tens place is
missing.
The answer was 27,400. Which digit should be in the box?
A.
0
B.
3
C.
4
D.
6
58.
Morgan was at the school picnic. There were exactly 87 gumballs in a
guessing jar. Rounded to the nearest tens place, about how many
gumballs were in the jar?
A.
80
B.
85
C.
90
D.
100
59.
Luis drove 397 miles last month. Rounded to the nearest ten, about how
many miles did Luis drive?
A.
410
B.
400
C.
390
D.
300
60.
Joe spent $167 on camping gear. Rounded to the nearest hundred, about
how much money did he spend?
A.
$100
B.
$160
C.
$170
D.
$200
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61.
What is 287 rounded to the nearest ten?
A.
200
B.
280
C.
290
D.
300
62.
There were 38 mice at the pet store. Rounded to the nearest ten, about
how many mice were at the pet store?
A.
30
B.
35
C.
40
D.
50
63.
Mark won a box of candy at the school picnic. The box had 457 pieces of
candy in it. Rounded to the nearest hundred, about how many pieces of
candy did Mark win?
A.
400
B.
450
C.
460
D.
500
64.
Winona will round these numbers to the nearest 100.
1,374 1,282 1,453 1,401
Which two numbers will have the same result when rounded to the
nearest 100?
________ and ________
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65. Which is true about rounding the number 682 to the nearest hundred?
A.
Round to 700 since 8 is greater than 5.
B.
Round to 690 since 8 is greater than 5.
C.
Round to 680 since 2 is less than 5.
D.
Round to 600 since 2 is less than 5.
66.
Which statement is true when rounding the numbers 493 and 513?
A.
If rounded to the nearest 10, both numbers equal 500.
B.
If rounded to the nearest 100, both numbers equal 500.
C.
If 20 is subtracted from each number, both numbers equal 470 when
rounded to the nearest 10.
D.
If 20 is subtracted from each number, both numbers equal 400 when
rounded to the nearest 100.
67.
Susan counted 82 stickers in her book. Rounding to the nearest ten,
about how many stickers does Susan have?
A.
50
B.
80
C.
90
D.
100
68.
There are 185 students in the third grade. Rounded to the nearest ten,
about how many students are in the third grade? A.
100
B.
180
C.
190
D.
200
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