Rounding in Action: Real-Life Math Challenges for 4th Graders

A bakery makes 47 loaves of bread each day. If they round to the nearest ten, how many loaves do they make? How many loaves do they make in a week?

• 50 loaves rounded to the nearest ten; 329 loaves in a week.

• 45 loaves rounded to the nearest ten; 315 loaves in a week.

• 60 loaves rounded to the nearest ten; 350 loaves in a week.

• 40 loaves rounded to the nearest ten; 300 loaves in a week.

A farmer has 86 apples. He wants to pack them into boxes that hold 10 apples each. If he rounds 86 to the nearest ten, how many boxes will he need?

• 9

• 10

• 7

• 8

A toy store sells 29 toy cars each day. If they round this number to the nearest ten, how many toy cars do they sell in a week?

• 220

• 200

• 210

• 250

A school has 123 students. If they round this number to the nearest ten, how many students are there? How many students would be in 5 classes if each class has 25 students?

• 110 students rounded to the nearest ten; 125 students in 5 classes.

• 120 students rounded to the nearest ten; 150 students in 5 classes.

• 130 students rounded to the nearest ten; 100 students in 5 classes.

• 120 students rounded to the nearest ten; 125 students in 5 classes.

A library has 75 books. If they round this number to the nearest ten, how many books do they have? If they buy 3 more sets of 10 books, how many books will they have in total?

• 110

• 120

• 90

• 100

A pet store has 32 fish. If they round this number to the nearest ten, how many fish do they have? If they sell 4 fish each day, how many days will it take to sell all the fish?

• 25 fish, 5 days

• 30 fish, 8 days

• 40 fish, 10 days

• 20 fish, 6 days

A class has 48 pencils. If they round this number to the nearest ten, how many pencils are there? If each student takes 6 pencils, how many students can take pencils?

• 8

• 12

• 10

• 6

A restaurant serves 95 meals a day. If they round this number to the nearest ten, how many meals do they serve? How many meals do they serve in 4 days?

• 90 meals rounded to the nearest ten; 360 meals in 4 days.

• 100 meals rounded to the nearest ten; 380 meals in 4 days.

• 80 meals rounded to the nearest ten; 320 meals in 4 days.

• 95 meals rounded to the nearest ten; 380 meals in 4 days.

A gardener plants 67 flowers. If they round this number to the nearest ten, how many flowers are planted? If he plants 5 rows of flowers, how many flowers are in each row?

• 60 flowers planted, 12 flowers in each row.

• 75 flowers planted, 15 flowers in each row.

• 80 flowers planted, 14 flowers in each row.

• 70 flowers planted, 13 flowers in each row.