Go Green!

Name: ___________________

Directions: Mrs. Mulvey’s 4th grade class collected aluminum cans to

recycle. Each student collected a different number of cans. To find out
how many cans each student collected, solve the addition and subtraction
equations below. Write each answer above a column in the matrix. Then
use the clues to determine how many cans each student collected.

536 701 915 562 457 1,130

+ 367 - 219 - 385 + 219 + 199 - 265

Abby

Luis

Cate

Alex

Bea

Chen

Clues:
1. Abby collected more cans than Luis.
2. The number of cans Luis collected would round to
800, if rounded to the nearest hundred.
3. The number of cans Alex collected was a multiple of
five, but the total number Cate collected was not.
4. The sum of the digits in Bea’s total was less than 14.
5. The number of cans Chen collected would round to
500 if rounded to the nearest hundred.
6. When looking at her total, Abby noticed that the digit
in the tens place was less than the value of the digit in
the ones place.

BONUS: How many recycled cans did the students collect

all together?
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Play Ball!
Name: ___________________

Directions: It was the night of the big soccer game! Six friends tried to
estimate how many people were in the crowded stadium. Each friend
guessed a different number of people. Use the clues to match each friend
with their estimate.

12,078 16,951 13,840 14,206 14,981 15,340

Sally

Annie

Margot

Bryan

Theo

Dave

Clues:
1. The number Margot estimated would round to 14,000
if rounded to the nearest thousands place.
2. Theo’s guess would round to 10,000 if rounded to the
nearest ten thousands place.
3. The product of the digits in Bryan’s number was >
263, but < 285.
4. The digit in the thousands place of Annie’s estimate is
a composite number.
5. The digit in the thousands place of Sally’s number is
½ the value of the digit in the tens place.
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 Puppy Love
Name: ___________________

Directions: Students at Park Valley School were raising money to help the
local animal shelter care for and find homes for animals. Use the clues to
determine how much money each student raised to help the shelter.

$1,091 $934 $2,216 $897 $965 $1,598

Josie

Savannah

Henry

Demetrius

Layla

John

Clues:
1. The money Henry raised would round to 1,000 if
rounded to the nearest thousand.
2. Henry raised more money than John.
3. Savannah noticed that the sum of the digits in
her total was eleven.
4. The money Demetrius raised was not a multiple of
two or five.
5. The amount of money Layla raised was less than
the difference of 2,102 – 1,189.
6. Josie’s total was an even number with 3 odd digits.
Bonus: How much money did the students raise all together?
© 2016 Christy Howe – Creative Classroom Tools
Movie Night
Name: ___________________

Directions: Six movies played at the Carousel Cinema on Friday night. A

different number of tickets were purchased for each movie. Use the clues
to determine how many tickets were bought for each movie.

10,462 9,341 7,723 8,902 8,315 19,367

Mermaids

Limelight

Aliens

Zoom

Labyrinth

Skyfall

Clues:
1. The number of tickets purchased for Aliens would
round to 8,000, if rounded to the nearest thousand.
2. More tickets were sold for Labyrinth than Limelight.
3. The number of tickets purchased for Mermaids had a
digit in the hundreds place that was 1/3 the value of
the digit in the thousands place.
4. The sum of the digits in Limelight’s total ticket sales
was greater than 15, but less than 19.
5. All of the digits in the number of tickets purchased for
Skyfall were prime numbers.
6. The number of tickets purchased for Zoom would
round to 9,000 if rounded to the nearest thousand.
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