Minnesota Academic Standards in Mathematics (2007; assessed by MCA-III in grades 3-8 and 11 through 2026-27. 2022 standards phase in with MCA-IV beginning 2027-28) — Minnesota
MCA Grade 3 Number and Operations in Base Ten. Practice it free.
Uses place value understanding and properties of operations to perform multi-digit arithmetic. This Grade 3 reporting domain maps to 3 practice skills and 8 representative questions from the playable bank.
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Number and Operations in Base Ten skills
Use place value understanding to round whole numbers
Fluently add and subtract within 1000
Multiply one-digit whole numbers by multiples of 10 using place value and properties of operations
Understand place value as relating ones, tens, and hundreds
Minnesota’s MCA math is a state assessment tied to Minnesota Academic Standards in Mathematics rather than a separate national framework. The official public resources available here point to Minnesota-specific standards implementation, and absent a test blueprint, the coverage map should be organized by the state’s grade-level math domains that closely parallel CCSS-M. Note: the current MCA-III assesses the 2007 Minnesota standards in grades 3-8 and 11; Minnesota administers a single comprehensive high-school (grade 11) math test, NOT Algebra I / Geometry / Algebra II end-of-course exams — the 'High School / MCA EOC' band below is the grade-11 HS administration. (MCA-IV on the 2022 standards begins 2027-28.)
MCA uses the Independent / state-specific framework (by grade domains structure).
Minnesota Department of Education MCA page
Minnesota Academic Standards in Mathematics implementation reference
MCA-III Mathematics Test Specifications, Grades 3-8 and 11
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Round to the nearest ten.
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Round to the nearest hundred.
The digit one place to the right is , so round up: .
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