Whole Number Times a Decimal
Whole Numbers
Estimation
100

35 x 0.18

6.3

100

258 x 13

3,354

200

5 x 0.4

20

200

A classroom can hold 27 students. How many students can there be in a school that has 314 classrooms?

8,478

300

Lara uses 0.34 meters of ribbon in her art project. Nate uses 10 times as much ribbon as Lara. How much ribbon does Nate use?

34

300

The Game Shop receives a shipment of 679 decks of playing cards. Each deck contains 52 playing cards. How many playing cards are in the shipment?

35,308

400

Joseph notices that a comic book costs $1.79. Joseph wants to buy 28 comic books for a class party. How much will he spend?

$50.12

400

Mrs. Sanchez drives a bookmobile 194 miles each week. If she drives the same distance each week, about how many miles will she drive in 52 weeks?

10,088

400

Mr. Logan runs 3.7 miles each day. If he runs the same distance each day about how many miles will Mr. Logan run in 7 days?

28

500

Anita saved $22.67 each month to put into a savings account. How much would Anita have saved in 14 months?

$317.38

500

Sharon’s mother brings 19 packages of stickers to the party. Each sticker sheet contains 238 stickers. How many stickers does Sharon’s mother bring to the party?

a) 12.52

b) 4,522

c) 257

d) 2,142

b) 4,522

500

Which is the best estimate for the product of 5 and 382?

2,000