Estimation & Reasonableness
BIDMAS
Fractions & Decimals

Increasing and Decreasing
Using a calculator
100

 Use leading digit approximation to estimate 498+312

800

100

Solve 15+12x2

39

100

Convert 1/4 into a decimal

0.25

100

 What is 10% of $120?

$12

100

Solve 32.5 × 4 using a calculator

130

200

Why might you round 2.58 up to 2.6?  

 it requires accuracy to one decimal place

200

Which operation solves splitting $48 equally among 6 friends?

Division 

200

2/5 of 50 grams.

20

200

Calculate the percentage increase from $150 to $180

20%

200

Perform (120+45) x 2 using a calculator

33

300

A store has 98 apples in stock. A customer buys around 45 apples. how many apples are left

53

300

What is 45÷4.5 

90

300

round 0.678 two decimals places

0.68
300

Determine 25 as a percentage of 200

12.5

300

Use a calculator to convert 2/3 into a decimal

0.67
400

estimate the total of this equation closest thousands 

85 X 740

(Remember you are estimating the total not giving the right answer)

62000

400

3/4 of 200

150

400

 Express 0.60 as a fraction

3/5
400

What is a 15% discount on a $200 item

$30

400

Why is it important to verify answers when using a calculator

to ensure accuracy in case of input errors

500

 739 x 58 equals what

42,862

500

 125+246+379 mentally and figure out the answer with no calculator 

750

500

Combine 0.30 and 2/5 into a single decimal

0.7 

500

Calculate the 10% on a $350 purchase.

35

500

When using a calculator, how do you approach multi-step problems efficiently

break them into smaller steps and check each result

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