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Word Problems
Estimate the sum or difference by rounding each number to the nearest hundreds.

1) Fred went hiking along the Appalachian Trail. He hiked 453 miles the first
week, and 444 miles the second week. How many miles did Fred hike? _____________

2) Mike grew 687 cantaloupes and Alyssa grew 739 cantaloupes this year.
How many cantaloupes did they grow together? _____________

3) There are 834 limes in the store, 176 lime are sold by the end of the day.
How many limes are left in the store? _____________

4) There are 259 maple trees currently in the park. Park workers will plant
534 more maple trees today. How many maple trees will be
in the park when the workers are finished? _____________

5) Sandy is reading a book that contains 779 pages. She has read 275 pages.
How many pages were unread? _____________

6) Tim has 892 green marbles, he gave Sandy 263 of the green marbles.
How many green marbles does he now own? _____________

7) Nancy's school sold 621 boxes of doughnuts for a fundraiser this year. She sold
338 boxes. How many boxes were sold by the rest of the students? _____________

8) Sandy owns 492 books and Jessica owns 364 books.

How many books do they have together? _____________

9) Sam's painting business used a total of 641 gallons of white and blue paint this
year. If 318 gallons of white paint were used, how many gallons
of blue paint were used? _____________

10) Benny scored 912 points on the video game and Fred scored 222 points.
How many points did they score together? _____________

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Name : Score :
Teacher : Date :

Word Problems
Estimate the sum or difference by rounding each number to the nearest hundreds.

1) Fred went hiking along the Appalachian Trail. He hiked 453 miles the first
week, and 444 miles the second week. How many miles did Fred hike? 900 miles
_____________

2) Mike grew 687 cantaloupes and Alyssa grew 739 cantaloupes this year.
How many cantaloupes did they grow together? 1400 cantaloupes
_____________

3) There are 834 limes in the store, 176 lime are sold by the end of the day.
How many limes are left in the store? 600 limes
_____________

4) There are 259 maple trees currently in the park. Park workers will plant
534 more maple trees today. How many maple trees will be
in the park when the workers are finished? 800 maple trees
_____________

5) Sandy is reading a book that contains 779 pages. She has read 275 pages.
How many pages were unread? 500 pages
_____________

6) Tim has 892 green marbles, he gave Sandy 263 of the green marbles.
How many green marbles does he now own? 600 green marbles
_____________

7) Nancy's school sold 621 boxes of doughnuts for a fundraiser this year. She sold
338 boxes. How many boxes were sold by the rest of the students? 300 boxes
_____________

8) Sandy owns 492 books and Jessica owns 364 books.

How many books do they have together? 900 books
_____________

9) Sam's painting business used a total of 641 gallons of white and blue paint this
year. If 318 gallons of white paint were used, how many gallons
of blue paint were used? 300 gallons
_____________

10) Benny scored 912 points on the video game and Fred scored 222 points.
How many points did they score together? 1100 points
_____________

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