Rounding &
estimating
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Cow Rounding
Name ______________________________________________
Date _________________
Riddle: What do cows
give after an
earthquake?
Decoder
Round each number. Then use the Decoder to solve the
riddle by filling in the spaces at the bottom of the page.
10
1
Round 789 to the nearest hundred __________
2
Round 5,112 to the nearest thousand ________
3
Round 3,660 to the nearest hundred __________
4
Round 1,499 to the nearest thousand ________
5
Round 2,771 to the nearest ten ______________
6
Round 7,529 to the nearest thousand ________
7
Round 24,397 to the nearest hundred ________
8
Round 10,708 to the nearest thousand ________
9
Round 9,937 to the nearest ten ______________
10
Round 73,489 to the nearest thousand ________
___ ___ ___ ___
4 7 2 8
700 ..................
.. F
11,000 ..............
K
800 ....................
S
2,780 ................
O
3,600 ..................
U
1,000 ................
M
9,900 ................
.. Y
24,400 ..............
.. I
73,000 ..............
S
5,000 ................
.. L
24,000 ................
P
6,000 ................
Q
2,770 ..................
E
7,500 ..................
T
9,940 ..................
A
3,700 ................
K
10,000................
R
8,000 ..................
H
2,000..................
N
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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Answer Key
Page 10
1. 800; 2. 5,000; 3. 3,700; 4. 1,000; 5. 2,770
6. 8,000; 7. 24,400; 8. 11,000; 9. 9,940; 10. 73,000
What do cows give after an earthquake?
Milk shakes
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