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Sheet # 777


1) If Brian sold 543 candy bars for the school fund raiser, and Jessica sold 1,231 candy bars, about how many more candy bars Jessica sold than Brian. In this word problem you should

A. Round the two numbers then add

B. Round the two numbers then subtract

C. add the two amounts

D. subtract the two amounts


2) If Michael read 1,234 pages in the read-a-thon, and Trey read 2,456 pages and Ashley read 5,321 pages, what is the approximate number of pages that they read altogether?

A. Between 3,000 and 4,000 pages

B. Between 4,000 and 5,000 pages

C. Between 5,000 and 6,000 pages

D. More than 8,000 pages



3) If Michael read 1,234 pages in the read-a-thon, and Trey read 2,456 pages and Ashley read 5,821 pages, about how many more pages did Ashley read than Trey?

A. Between 1,000 and 2,000 more pages

B. Between 2,000 and 3,000 more pages

C. Between 3,000 and 4,000 more pages

D. More than 5,000 pages



4) If Kimberly ran 784 yards on Monday and she ran 942 yards on Tuesday, about how many did she run in all?

A. Round the two numbers then subtract

B. Round the two numbers then add the two amounts

C. subtract the two amounts

D. add the two amounts