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Grade 6 Rounding Word Problems

1. Travel Distance: You are planning a road trip that is
approximately 350 miles long. Estimate how many hours it
will take to reach your destination if you maintain an
average speed of 60 miles per hour.

2. Bookshelf Capacity: You have 5 bookshelves, and each

shelf can hold around 40 books. Estimate how many
books you can store on all the shelves combined.

3. Party Planning: You are organizing a party and expect

around 80 guests. Estimate how many slices of pizza you
will need if each person eats an average of 3 slices.

4. Garden Fencing: You need to fence a rectangular garden

that is approximately 25 meters long and 12 meters wide.
Estimate how many meters of fencing material you will
need.

5. Paint Cans: You want to paint a room that measures 4 meters by 5 meters,
and each liter of paint can cover around 10 square meters. Estimate how
many liters of paint you will need.

6. Recipe Ingredients: A recipe requires 2.5 cups of sugar. Estimate how many
cups of sugar you would need if you triple the recipe.

7. Marathon Training: You are training for a marathon and plan to run 15
kilometers each day. Estimate how many days it will take you to complete a
42-kilometer marathon.

8. Paper Usage: A class of 30 students uses an average of 2 sheets of paper

per student each day. Estimate how many sheets of paper the class will use in
a 180-day school year.

9. Swimming Pool Volume: A swimming pool measures 12 meters in length, 6

meters in width, and 2 meters in depth. Estimate the volume of water the pool
can hold.

10. Sports Tournament: A basketball tournament consists of 16 teams playing in a

single-elimination format. Estimate how many games will be played to
determine the champion.

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