If you see "about" in a word problem, are they looking for an Exact or Estimate answer?
Estimate
100
Jenny picked 3 tomatoes, 4 cucumbers, 5 peppers, and 7 squash. How many vegetables did she pick in all?
19 vegetables
100
(5+7)+(3+5)=
20
200
What is 859+768?
1627
200
What is the difference between 467 and 259?
208
200
During a tour of Chicago, 67 more people visited US Cellular Field than Wrigley Field. If 56 people visited Wrigley, how many visited US Cellular Field?
123 People
200
Christian's lunch cost $8.15. Tim's lunch cost $7.87. ABOUT how much did both of their lunches cost together?
About $16.00
200
(2+6)-(1+4)
3
300
What is the ESTIMATE SUM of 5,984 + 3,157?
9,000
300
What is the ESTIMATE DIFFERENCE between 6,500 and 1,749?
5,000
300
Jack has 6 more pictures of dinosaurs than Jim. Together they have 22 pictures of dinosaurs. How many pictures does each boy have?
Jack 14 pictures, Jim 8 pictures
300
Chuck drove 325 miles on Monday, 276 miles on Tuesday, and 148 miles on Wednesday. How many miles did he drive in all?
749 miles
300
123+456+789?
1,368
400
What is the sum of 457+395+46?
898
400
$59.96 - $48.98
$10.98
400
Alison is 2 inches taller that Ann. Jaclyn is 3 inches shorter than Kristin. If Kristin is 56 inches tall, how tall is Kristin?
53 inches tall
400
The Golden Gate Bridge is 3,147 feet longer than the Royal George Bridge. If the Royal George Bridge is 1,053 feet long, how long is the Golden Gate Bridge?
4,200 feet
400
4,007-2,326?
1,681
500
What is the sum of $17.98 + $28.35?
$46.33
500
7,009 - 5,277
1,732
500
Joe ran for 47 minutes. He swam for 13 minutes. Joe walked for the same amount of time that he spent running AND swimming. How long did he spend walking?
60 minutes
500
A new shirt costs $12.99. Corinne bought it on sale for $11.50. How much money did she save?