Estimation by Rounding
Front-End Estimation
Clustering Estimation
Mean, Median, Mode, & Range
Formulas
100

Round the following number to the nearest whole number.

32.769

33

100

$4.12 + $5.93 + $7.11 =

Around $17.10
100

5.25 

5.96

4.58

5.14

6.82

about 25

100

Find the mean, median, mode, and range of the following test scores:

78, 78, 88, 85, 87, 90,90, 90, 94

Mean: 86.66666666

Median: 88

Mode: 90

Range: 16

100

Use the formula d = rt to solve.

r = 4 miles/hr.

d = 457 miles

t = 114. 25 hours

200

Round the following number to the nearest hundredth place.

452.172

452.17

200

10.05 - 2.98 - 5.60 =

about 1.3

200

12.52

12.85

12.33

12.45

11.69

about 60

200

Find the mean, median, mode and range of the following test scores.

67, 72, 72, 74, 80, 74, 79

Mean: 74

Median: 74

Mode: 72 and 74

Range: 13

200

Use the formula  P = 2L + 2W to solve.

length = 42.6 in.

width = 22.5 in

P = 130.2 inches

300

Round the following number to the nearest tenth place.

23.12

23.1

300

$45.51 + $65.22 + $77.99 =

about $188.70

300

8.21

8.36

7.75

7.36

9.10

about 40

300

Find the mean, median, mode, and range of the following temperatures

55, 43, 45, 58, 52, 47

Mean:50

Median: 49.5

Mode:  None

Range: 15

300

Use the formula d = rt to solve.

r = 11.5 miles/hr.

t = 14 hours

d = 161 miles

400

Round the following number to the nearest whole number.

127.325

127

400

25.63 + 24.15 + 19.08 =

about 68.90

400

124.65

124.68

124.01

124.85

125.20

about 620

400

Which measure of tendency best describes this situation?

favorite Halloween candy

mode

400

Use the formula F = n/4 + 37 to solve.

90 chirps/min

F = 59.5 degrees

500

Round the following number to the nearest hundred.

678.554

700

500

$325.89 + $524.88 + $410.15 = 

about $1, 261

500

1,353.20

1,346.30

1,198.82

1,262.58

1,312.50

about 6,500

500

Which measure of tendency best describes this situation?

ages of students in freshman year of college

median

500

Use the formula F = n/4 +37 to solve.

168 chirps/min

F = 79 degrees

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