Estimating
Adding & Subtracting
Multiplying
Dividing
Applications & Precision
100
Benchmark estimate: 5/8 + 15/16
one and a half
100
2/3 + 5/6
1 1/2
100
4/5 x 1/4
1/5
100
4/5 divided by 1/4
3 1/5
100
Which is more precise 93mg or 39g?
93 mg
200
Estimate by rounding to the nearest whole number: 4 5/8 - 3 1/16
Two
200
1 2/3 - 3/4
11/12
200
3/4 x 2/3
1/2
200
How many 4/5 are in 1/4?
5/16
200
Which is more precise: 3.75 inches or 3 3/4 inches
3.75 inches
300
Estimate with compatible numbers: 106 3/4 divided by 11 2/3
nine
300
9 3/8 - 5 1/4
4 1/8
300
1 2/3 x 1 1/4
2 1/12
300
1 2/3 divided by 1 1/4
1 1/3
300
You set out to ride your bike 1 3/10ths mile, you get a flat tire 2/5ths of a mile from the start and have to walk it the rest of the way. How far did you walk your bike?
9/10ths of a mile
400
Benchmark 3/5-1/2 Estimate to the nearest whole number 4 1/3 + 2 6/13 Find the product of the benchmark answer & the estimated answer.
zero
400
4 3/4 + 5 1/5
9 19/20
400
5 3/8(3 3/4)
20 5/32
400
How many 2 2/3rds are in 150?
56 1/4
400
A brick is 1 7/8 inches high and the mortar is 3/8 inch thick. Mortar sticks the bricks together. How many rows of bricks are needed to build a 7 1/2 foot wall?
40 rows
500
8 2/5 + 5 3/5
14
500
8 13/16 - 7 3/8
1 7/16
500
3 1/4(5 1/3)
17 1/3
500
How many 1/5ths are in 4 2/7's?
21 3/7
500
You jog 8 1/2 times around the block. The distance around the block is 770 yd. About how many miles have you jogged?
3 23/32 miles
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