Grade 3 Pandas at the Zoo. Two giant pandas live in the National

Grade 3
!
Which number is closest to ?
!
a.
b.
c.
d.
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
Standard: 3.NF.3d
Source: https://www.illustrativemathematics.org/illustrations/171
Pandas at the Zoo. Two giant pandas live in the National Zoo, in Washington, D.C. Each panda eats
about 40 pounds of bamboo every day. Is 200 pounds of bamboo enough to feed both pandas for 2
days?
Standard: 3.OA.4
Source: http://ccak52012.wikispaces.com/Third+Grade+Teacher+Created+Tasks
Julius put a lime on the scale and found that it weighed 60 grams. He used the same scale to weigh an orange.
About how much does the orange weigh? Explain how you found the weight of the orange using precise
vocabulary.
Standard: 3.MD.2
Source: http://3-5cctask.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/3.MD.1-3.MD.2