Rounding Fun: Real-Life Problems and Comparisons

Lily bought 3.7 pounds of apples. If she rounds the weight to the nearest whole number, how many pounds of apples did she buy?

• 4

• 2

• 5

• 3

Tom has 4.6 liters of juice. If he rounds this amount to the nearest whole liter, how many liters does he have?

• 4

• 6

• 3

• 5

A book costs $12.49. If you round the price to the nearest dollar, what is the rounded price?

• 14

• 10

• 12

• 13

Sarah ran 2.3 miles in the morning and 3.8 miles in the evening. If she rounds both distances to the nearest whole number, how many miles did she run in total?

• 5

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A bottle holds 1.9 liters of water. If you round this to the nearest liter, how much water does the bottle hold?

• 1 liter

• 3 liters

• 1.5 liters

• 2 liters

Mark scored 8.4 points in the first game and 7.6 points in the second game. If he rounds his scores to the nearest whole number, what is the total of his rounded scores?

• 15

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• 14

A pizza has a diameter of 12.5 inches. If you round this measurement to the nearest whole inch, what is the rounded diameter?

• 12

• 14

• 13

• 15

Emma read 5.2 books last month and 4.7 books this month. If she rounds the number of books read each month to the nearest whole number, how many books did she read in total?

• 11

• 9

• 8

• 10

A car travels 15.8 miles on a gallon of gas. If you round this to the nearest whole number, how many miles does the car travel on a gallon?

• 15

• 14

• 17

• 16

Jake has $45.99 in his savings. If he rounds this amount to the nearest dollar, how much money does he have?

• 45

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• 50

• 46