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Below is the list of Common Core Standard/s

that this set of task cards addresses:

CCSS.Math.Content.4.NBT.A.3
Use place value understanding to round multi-digit whole
numbers to any place.

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Estimating Sums and Differences
Estimating Sums and Differences

Estimate by rounding to the


Estimate by rounding to the nearest ten.
nearest ten.

765 328
-236 +562

Estimating Sums and Differences Estimating Sums and Differences

Estimate by rounding to the Estimate by rounding to the


nearest ten. nearest ten.

209 617
+634 -198
Estimating Sums and Differences
Estimating Sums and Differences

Estimate by rounding to the


Estimate by rounding to the nearest hundred.
nearest hundred.

826 610
-457 +278

Estimating Sums and Differences Estimating Sums and Differences

Estimate by rounding to the Estimate by rounding to the


nearest hundred. nearest hundred.

903 367
+126 -226
Estimating Sums and Differences
Estimating Sums and Differences

Estimate by rounding to the


Estimate by rounding to the nearest hundred.
nearest hundred.

3,892 1,237
-2,578 +9,635

Estimating Sums and Differences Estimating Sums and Differences

Estimate by rounding to the Estimate by rounding to the


nearest hundred. nearest hundred.

5,772 4,646
-3,452 +2,328
Estimating Sums and Differences
Estimating Sums and Differences

Estimate by rounding to the


Estimate by rounding to the nearest thousand.
nearest thousand.

4,267 7,428
- 1,528 +2,267

Estimating Sums and Differences Estimating Sums and Differences

Estimate by rounding to the Estimate by rounding to the


nearest thousand. nearest thousand.

3,592 4,028
- 2,628 +3,562
Estimating Sums and Differences
Estimating Sums and Differences

Carl rounded these numbers to the Jasmine rounded these numbers to


nearest thousand to estimate. Is his the nearest hundred to estimate.
answer reasonable? Explain. Is her answer reasonable? Explain.

2,894 7,522
- 2,579 -7,436

Estimating Sums and Differences Estimating Sums and Differences

Jordan says that the best way to What is the best place to round
estimate this sum is to round to the
to in order to solve this problem?
nearest hundred. Joy says the best way to
estimate is to round to the nearest Explain.
thousand. Who is correct? Explain.

1,653 629
+ 732 + 47
Estimating Sums and Differences
Estimating Sums and Differences

Estimate the sum or difference Estimate the sum or difference


by rounding. by rounding.

1,329 3,642
- 467 +2,299

Estimating Sums and Differences Estimating Sums and Differences

Estimate the sum or difference Estimate the sum or difference


by rounding. by rounding.

286 7,287
- 254 + 638
Estimating Sums and Differences
Estimating Sums and Differences

Jamie earned $462 mowing lawns Sam needs $325 for the new bike he wants
over the summer. Then, she made to purchase. So far, he has saved $273.
$68 by selling lemonade. About how About how much more money does Sam
need to save? What place value do you
much money did she make all need to round to for your answer to be
together over the summer? reasonable?

Estimating Sums and Differences Estimating Sums and Differences

Last month, a movie theater sold Jack ran 826 miles last year.
2,881 movie tickets. This month, Jason ran 1,052 miles last year.
they have sold 1,872 tickets. About About how many more miles
how many tickets has the theater would Jack have needed to run to
sold so all together in the last two match Jason’s distance?
months?
Estimating Sums and Differences
Recording Sheet

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Estimating Sums and Differences
Answer Key
770 330 210 620 800 600
-240 +560 +630 -200 -500 +300
530 890 840 420 300 900
1 2 3 4 5 6
900 400 3,900 1,200 5,800 4,600
+100 -200 -2,600 +9,600 -3,500 +2,300
1,000 200 1,300 10,800 2,300 6,900
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No. Both numbers round to Yes. 7,500-7,400=100.
4,000 7,000 4,000 4,000 3,000. 3,000-3,000=0, This is a reasonable
-2,000 +2,000 -3,000 +4,000 which is not a reasonable
difference. The difference
estimate.
2,000 9,000 1,000 8,000 should be greater than 0.

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Jordan is correct. Only one The tens place is the best
number has a digit in the place to round to, because 1,300 4,000 280 7,300
thousands place, so the
hundreds place is the most
only one number has a
hundreds place digit.
-500 +2,000 -250 + 600
reasonable place to round to. 800 6,000 30 7,900
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460 330 3,000 1,000
+ 70 -270 +2,000 - 800
About 5,000 About 200
About $530 About $60 tickets miles
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