Can you give an example of a math word problem using rounding?

Answer by  esteban (1334)

On a trip to the grocery store, Carol paid the following prices for certain items: $1. 85, $4. 35, $7. 89, and $2. 27. Round to the nearest dollar to estimate the total amount. Answer: 2 + 4 + 8 + 3 = $17. These items cost about $17.

Answer by  dank (114)

If there are 21 people who want to go to the zoo and only 4 people can fit in each car, how many cars will you need to get to the zoo? Obviously you will need 5 cars, or else 1 person would be left behind. Questions like these help kids with rounding skills.

Answer by  tamarawilhite (17883)

If I have 2/3 of 4 oranges, about how many oranges are they worth put together? The movie costs 1. 25; we need three tickets, about how many dollars is it?

Answer by  VB (361)

If you make 18 cookies and all of you (Mom, Dad, and two kids) went to have some. You want to be nice and share, have many cookies does each person receive?