Math Riddle: Circus Elephant

Name:
Rounding
Elephant Leaves the Circus
Round each word problem. Then, solve the riddle
by matching the letters to the blank lines below.
R
Round 629 to the
nearest hundred.
_________
D Round 582 to
the nearest ten.
_________
Round 638 to
the nearest ten.
_________
O Round 2,385 to
the nearest ten.
_________
S
E
Round 2,382 to the
nearest hundred. _________
F
Round 2,381 to
the nearest ten.
N Round 3,532 to the
nearest thousand. _________
S
Round 938 to the
nearest hundred.
G Round 587 to
the nearest ten.
E
O Round 8,080 to the
nearest hundred. _________
_________
_________
Round 3,497 to the
nearest thousand. _________
H Round 1,546 to the
nearest thousand. _________
W Round 538 to the
nearest hundred.
A Round 737 to the
nearest hundred.
F
_________
_________
Round 9,087 to the
nearest hundred. _________
O Round 685 to
the nearest ten.
R
Round 634 to
the nearest ten.
_________
T
A Round 8,377 to
the nearest ten.
_________
_________
Round 8,501 to the
nearest thousand. _________
W Round 2,319 to the
nearest hundred.
Round 492 to
the nearest ten.
R
Round 8,377 to the
nearest hundred. _________
T
Round 836 to the
nearest hundred.
_________
_________
N Round 8,732 to
the nearest ten.
_________
Round 9,162 to the
nearest hundred. _________
T
T
_________
P
Round 4,884 to the
nearest thousand. _________
E
Round 8,377 to the
nearest thousand. _________
K
Round 352 to the
nearest hundred.
_________
U Round 1,455 to the
nearest hundred. _________
_________
Why did the elephant leave the circus?
2,000 3,000
690
500
2,380
9,200 2,390
600
700
640
490
2,300 8,100 8,400 400
9,100
630 2,400
580
9,000 4,000 590
5,000 8,000 8,380 8,730 1,500
800
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900
ANSWER KEY
Rounding
Elephant Leaves the Circus
Round each word problem. Then, solve the riddle
by matching the letters to the blank lines below.
R
Round 629 to the
nearest hundred.
Round 2,381 to
the nearest ten.
600
_________
F
D Round 582 to
the nearest ten.
580
_________
N Round 3,532 to the
4,000
nearest thousand. _________
Round 638 to
the nearest ten.
640
_________
S
O Round 2,385 to
the nearest ten.
2,390
_________
G Round 587 to
the nearest ten.
S
E
Round 2,382 to the
2,400
nearest hundred. _________
E
Round 938 to the
nearest hundred.
O Round 8,080 to the
8,100
nearest hundred. _________
900
_________
T
Round 492 to
the nearest ten.
590
_________
R
Round 8,377 to the
8,400
nearest hundred. _________
Round 3,497 to the
3,000
nearest thousand. _________
T
Round 836 to the
nearest hundred.
H Round 1,546 to the
2,000
nearest thousand. _________
W Round 538 to the
nearest hundred.
A Round 737 to the
nearest hundred.
F
700
_________
2,380
_________
490
_________
800
_________
N Round 8,732 to
the nearest ten.
500
_________
Round 9,162 to the
9,200
nearest hundred. _________
8,730
_________
P
Round 4,884 to the
5,000
nearest thousand. _________
690
_________
E
Round 8,377 to the
8,000
nearest thousand. _________
Round 8,501 to the
9,000
nearest thousand. _________
K
Round 352 to the
nearest hundred.
T
Round 9,087 to the
9,100
nearest hundred. _________
O Round 685 to
the nearest ten.
R
Round 634 to
the nearest ten.
630
_________
T
A Round 8,377 to
the nearest ten.
8,380
_________
W Round 2,319 to the
nearest hundred.
400
_________
U Round 1,455 to the
1,500
nearest hundred. _________
2,300
_________
Why did the elephant leave the circus?
F
2,380
F
O
9,200 2,390
R
600
A
700
S
640
T
490
R
K
W
O
2,300 8,100 8,400 400
T
9,100
R
E
630 2,400
T
N
9,000 4,000
T
O
690
W
500
T
H
E
2,000 3,000
P
N
A
E
U
5,000 8,000 8,380 8,730 1,500
G
590
T
800
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D
580
S
900