Sheet # 276
Name: ________________________ Date_____________
Explain and Show Your Work.
1) Janet bought 37 peppermints, and 58 caramels for her friends. About how many pieces of candy did she buy?
2) Matt sold 78 cars last year, and 43 cars this year. About how many more cars did he sell last year?
3) Tim has read 22 pages of his book. The book has 56 pages. About how many pages does he need to read to finish the book?
4) Ginna has $37. She spent $16 to buy a book. About how much money does Ginna have now?
5) Perry bought a pencil for 23 cents, a notebook for 67 cents, and an eraser for 34 cents. About how much money did he spend?
Answers for sheet # 276
1)37 becomes 40 and 58 becomes 60. 40 + 60 = 100 pieces of candy.
2) 78 becomes 80 and 43 becomes 40. 80 - 40 = 40
3) 22 becomes 20 and 56 becomes 60. 60 - 20 = 40 more pages
4) $37 becomes $40. $16 becomes $20. $40 - $20 = $20
5) 23 becomes 20, 67 becomes 70, and 34 becomes 30. Total = 20 + 70 + 30 = 120 cents or $1.20