Equations
Reasonableness
Hard Word Problems
Estimation
100
54 X 7
378
100
3 ships carrying soldiers were sent out during a war. Each ship had 51 soldiers. About how many soldiers in total were sent?
150
100
Joseph counted the tiles on the gymnasium floor. The gym is 81 tiles long and 93 tiles wide. What is the total number of tiles on the gymnasium floor?
7,533 tiles
100
67 X 43
70 X 40=2,800
200
438 X 3
1,314
200
A new software was dispatched to 28 stores in 81 CD's each. About how many CD's total were dispatched amongst all stores?
2,400
200
There are 42 boxes of erasers in the supply closet. Each box contains 97 erasers. How many erasers are there in all?
4,074 erasers
200
568 X 45
600 X 50=30,000
300
567 X 9
5,103
300
59 injections of vaccination were sent to 31 hospitals each. About how many total vaccination injections were sent out?
1,800
300
A silversmith purchased 72 ounces of silver. The silver cost $37 per ounce. What was the total price of the silversmith's purchase?
$2,664
300
757 X 354
800 X 400= 320,000
400
8976 X 7
62,832
400
A seminar was conducted in 11 different locations in the country with 78 visitors in each instance. About how many visitors in total attended the seminar throughout the county? Choose the better estimate.
8,000
400
Dan bought 46 bags of marbles. There were 99 marbles in each bag. How many marbles did Dan buy?
4,554
400
867 X 8
900 X 8=7,200
500
97 X 59
5,723
500
In a school cafeteria, 73 lunch trays are used every day. Approximately how many lunch trays are used in 29 days?
2,100
500
A cookie factory produced 733 packages of cookies. There were 272 cookies in each package. How many cookies did the factory produce in all?
199,376
500
9787 X 7
10,000 X 7=70,000
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