Rounding &
estimating
Bee Riddle
Name ______________________________________________
Date _________________
Riddle: What
did the farmer
get when he
tried to reach
the beehive?
Round each number. Then use the Decoder to
solve the riddle by filling in the spaces at the
bottom of the page.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Round 7 to the nearest ten
Round 23 to the nearest ten
Round 46 to the nearest ten
Round 92 to the nearest ten
Round 203 to the nearest hundred
Round 420 to the nearest hundred
Round 588 to the nearest hundred
Round 312 to the nearest hundred
Round 549 to the nearest hundred
Round 710 to the nearest hundred
A “B ___ ___ ___ ___”
10
10
5
8
1
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4
9
7
3
6
2
Decoder
400 ................ A
800 .............. W
30.................. O
10 .................. Y
25 .................. E
500.................. I
210 ................ J
20 .................. L
40.................. C
700 ................ U
90.................. S
100 ................ T
600................ G
95 .................. F
50 .................. N
550 ................ V
300 ................ Z
7 .................... H
200 ................ Z
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Answer Key
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1. 10; 2. 20; 3. 50; 4. 90; 5. 200
6. 400; 7. 600; 8. 300; 9. 500; 10. 700
What did the farmer get when he tried to reach the beehive?
A “buzzy” signal
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