Sheet # 278
Name: ________________________ Date_____________
Explain and Show Your Work.
1) Mrs. Jackson's class has 37 students. Thirteen students are absent. About how many students are present in Mrs. Jackson's class?
2) Cameron bought a box of 50 bars of chocolate. He ate 17 bars. About how many bars are left?
3) Sharon spent $42 during a shopping trip. Michelle spent $67 during the same trip. About how much did they spend in all? About how much more did Michelle spend than Sharon?
4) Last Sunday Crissy and Missy helped their mom pick apples. Crissy picked 54 apples and Missy picked 87 apples. About how many apples did they pick in all? How many more apples did Crissy pick than Missy?
5) Jack sold 12, 27, and 23 tickets in three days. About how many tickets did he sell in three days?
Answers for Sheet # 278
1) 37 becomes 40. 13 becomes 10. 40 - 10 = 30 students are present.
2) 50 will remain unchanged. 17 becomes 20. 50 - 20 = 30 bars
3) 42 becomes 40. 67 becomes 70. 40 + 70 = $110 spent in all. 70 = 40 = $30 more
4) 54 becomes 50. 87 becomes 90. 50 + 90 = 140 apples in all. 90 - 50 = 40 more apples.
5) 12 becomes 10, 27 becomes 30, and 23 becomes 20. 10 + 30 + 20 = 60 tickets in all.