Grade
4

Would You Rather? Adding Three-Digit Numbers

Would you rather add …

Two of the available 3-digit numbers rounded to the nearest 10? Or 4 of the available 3-digit numbers rounded to the nearest hundred? The available numbers are 756, 347, 296, 539, 152, 623, 136, 722, 631, 433, 645, 128, 212, and 286.

Use pictures, models, words, numbers, or symbols to justify your choice.

I would rather add … because …

Challenge

What three numbers from this set, when rounded to the nearest ten, have a sum of 1,200? Can you find more than one set?
What four numbers from this set, when rounded to the nearest hundred, have a sum of 2,000? Can you find more than one set?

Follow-up

Write or draw your own problem like this one. Share it with someone else and ask them to explain their choice.