2-Digit by 1-Digit and 3-Digit by 1-Digit
4-Digit by 1-Digit
2-Digit by 2-Digit
Estimating
Word Problems
100

If 3 x 9 = 27, then 3 x 90 = ?

270

100

If 3 x 4 = 12, Then 3 x 4,000 = ?

12,000

100

If 5 x 6 = 30, then what is 50 x 60 equal to? 

3,000

100

Estimate the product of 52 x 49.

50 x 50 = 2,500

100

A bus tour of New York City costs $48 per person. A group of 7 people go on the tour. What is the cost for the group? 

$336

200

Calculate 24 x 5

120

200

Calculate 2,222 x 4

8,888

200

Calculate 12 x 21

252

200

True or False: An estimate for 8 x 93 is 2,700.

False

200
There are 24 pencils in a box. If there are 90 boxes, how many pencils are there? 

2,160 pencils

300

Solve 36 x 7

252

300

If solving 5,939 x 6, What would the thousands digit be in your answer? 

5

300

When calculating 32 x 57, what would your hundreds digit be? 

8

300

Estimate the product of 4 x 2,192.

8,000

300

It costs $9,179 in Big City Building game money to build an apartment building. What is the cost to build 6 apartment buildings? 

$55,074

400

What is 234 x 5?

1,170

400

Solve 3 x 4,756

14,268

400

If solving 54 x 94 using the Shortcut Method, what would your second step be? 

Multiply 5 x 4.

400

Estimate the product of 5 x 6,644

32,500 OR 35,000

400

Volunteers are needed at the animal shelter. If 245 boys and 304 girls each volunteer to work 3 hours, how many volunteer hours is this? 

735 + 912 = 1,647 hours

500

Solve 789 x 6

4,734

500

Calculate 8,979 x 8

71,832

500

Solve 87 x 93

8,091

500

Solve 4 x 685. Then, estimate to see if your answer is reasonable. (You must have both parts correct)

Answer: 2,740

Estimate: 2,800

500

A clown bought 18 bags of round balloons with 20 balloons in each bag. He bought 26 bags of long balloons with 35 balloons in each bag. How many more long balloons are there than round balloons? 

910 - 360 = 

550 more balloons

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