Estimation
Estimate 32,475 to the nearest thousand?
32,000
Your friends heart beats 45,100 times during school. Your heart beats 37,900 times during school. How many fewer times does your heart beat than your friends?
7,200 times
6,439 + 3,278 =__________-
9,717
9,256 - 7,183 =_____________
2,073
Round each number to the nearest thousand to find the estimated sum:
18,212 + 7,589 =__________
18,000 + 8,000 = 26,000
A moving truck weighs 26,000 pounds. After some equipment is removed, the truck weighs 19,775 pounds. Then 6,350 more pounds of equipment are removed. How many pounds of equipment are removed in all?
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26,000-19,775 = 6,225 pounds
6,225 + 6,350 = 12,575
There were 12,575 pounds removed from the truck in all.68,420 + 15,319 = _____________
83,739
84,923 - 32,816=____________
52,107
Estimate each number to the nearest thousand to find the estimated difference:
81,327 - 32,475 = ___________
81,000 - 32,000 = 49,000
In July, a website receives 79,162 fewer orders than in May and June combined. The website receives 42,369 orders in May and 53,708 orders in June. How many orders does the website receive in July?
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42,369 + 53,708 = 96,077
96,077 - 79,162 = 16,915
There were 16,915 orders in July.
25,890 + 13,579 =____________
38,469
43,629 - 18,101 =___________
25,528
Estimate each number to the nearest thousand to find the estimated sum:
64,008 + 78,649 =__________
64,000 + 79,000 = 143,000
The blackpoll warbler migrates 2,376 miles, stops, and then flies another 3,289 miles to reach its destination. The arctic tern migrates 11,013 miles, stops, and then flies another 10,997 miles to reach its destination. How much farther is the arctic tern's migration than the blackpoll warbler's migration?
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2,376 + 3,289 = 5,665 miles
11,013 + 10,997 = 22,010 miles
22,010 - 5,665 = 16,345
The arctic tern flies 16,345 miles further than the blackpoll warbler.
Solve and estimate the sum to the nearest thousand.
65,019 + 34,802 =__________
99,821
100,000
60,470 - 30,281 = ____________
30,189
30,000
Estimate each number to the nearest thousand to find the estimated difference:
47,890 - 39,842 = ___________
48,000 - 40,000 = 8,000
A car owner wants to sell his car when the odometer reads 100,000 miles. The owner bought his car with 44,901 miles on it. He drives a total of 27,298 miles over the next two years. How many more miles can he drive before he sells the car?
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44,901 + 27,298 = 72,199
100,000 - 72,199 = 27,801
He can drive 27,801 more miles before he sells his car.Solve and estimate to the nearest thousand.
54,341 + 37,899 =___________
92,240
92,000
Find the difference and estimate to the nearest thousand.
64,507 - 23,569 =___________
40,938
41,000