Math Libs 3rd Grade Skills

Round to the nearest 10 and 100 (3.NBT.1)

Extreme Ironing

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1. 60 feet
2. 20 feet
3. The first team’s height at 58 feet
4. 400 feet.

When Humans Take Flight

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1. About 250 feet farther
2. About 820 feet
3. About 70 seconds longer
4. About 700 feet higher

Tug of War

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1. 192 feet
2. 475 yuckyfood1s
3. 261 feet
4. 273 feet

The School Play

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1. 18 moos
2. 28 cups of yuckyfood3
3. 27 lines of song
4. 30 minutes, since there are 6 songs total

Crazy Cupcake Contest

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1. 9 cupcakes each
2. 6 rows
3. 18 cupcakes
4. 24 cupcakes each

Secret Ice Cream Dream

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1. 1/3 each
2. 4 parts, each 1/4
3. 4/6 or 2/3
4. 1/3

Costume Contest

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1. Student4 has more – color3 tentacles
2. Student2 walks farther
3. It’s a tie! They got an equal number of votes
4. There are more color4 M&Ms

Secret Snack Fridge

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1. 270 square inches
2. 160 square inches
3. 120 square inches, since each sandwich covers 20 square inches
4. 146 inches

Our New School Pet

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1. 80 teeth
2. 250 pieces of food2
3. 810 ice cubes
4. Student3 swam longer, for 240 seconds vs. 210

Tallest Roller Coaster in Town

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1. 3 straightaways
2. 9 car3s
3. 8 tickets each
4. 7 rounds

The Early Worm Gets the Apple

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1. They drop the same number, 15 apples – because 3 x 5 = 5 x 3 (commutative property)
2. There are 16 more apples, and the total is now 80 apples (distributive property)
3. 36 apple slices.
4. 2 apples in each – because 2 x 6 x 3 = 6 x 2 x 3

Diner Dogs

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1. 3:31 pm
2. 58 minutes later
3. 5:09 pm, since 10 + 8 + 8 + 8 minutes have elapsed
4. 12:53 am, since the first batch comes out after 10 + 8 minutes