Project #8
Domain: Number and Operations in Base Ten
Standards:
4.NBT.3 Use place value understanding to round multi‐digit whole numbers to any place.
Directions:
1. Use place value understanding to round numbers to solve the following problem. Show all of your
work. Draw a picture and write an explanation to show how you solved the problem.
Your class is collecting bottled water for a service project. The goal is to collect 300 bottles of
water. On the first day, Max brings in 3 packs with 6 bottles in each container. Sarah wheels in 6
packs with 6 bottles in each container. About how many bottles of water still need to be
collected?
2. Round the following numbers to the nearest tens and hundreds.
Number
Tens
Hundreds
876
931
2,365
808
4,099
222
351
3,003
3.
Create a word problem of your own in which rounding can be used to find a reasonable solution
and/or to verify your solution.
Solutions:
1. About 240 more bottles.
2.
Number
Tens
Hundreds
876
880
900
931
930
900
2,365
2,370
2,400
3. Problems and solutions will vary.
808
810
800
4,099
4,100
4,100
222
220
200
351
350
400
3,003
3,000
3,000
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