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100

2.49 x 1,000

2,490

100

Estimate by rounding to the nearest whole number:

3.56 x 11.2

44

100

Place the decimal:

4.6 x 9 = 414

41.4

100

1.9 x 8.5 = ?

16.15

100

Karly's bedroom measures 13.2 feet long by 8.3 feet wide. Use the formula Area = length x width to determine the number of square feet for the floor of Karly's bedroom.

_______ ft2

109.56

200

59.1 x 1,000

59,100

200

Estimate by rounding to the nearest whole number:

12.3 x 0.90

12

200

0.46 x 3 = ?

1.38

200

2.8 x 3.12 = ?

8.736

200

Joy drinks 4 bottles of water per day. Each bottle contains 16.5 fluid ounces. How many fluid ounces of water does she drink per day?

_____ fluid ounces

66

300

0.76 x 103

760

300

Estimate by rounding to the largest value:

12.4 x 9.09

90

300

40 x 0.4 = ?

16

300

0.4 x 1.6 = ?

0.64

300

An astronaut's Apollo space suit weighs 29.8 pounds on the moon. It weighs approximately 6.2 times as much on Earth. About how much does an Apollo space suit weigh on Earth?

About 180 pounds

400

.03 x 102

3

400

Estimate by rounding to the largest value:

21.6 x 1.98

40

400

88 x 1.8=?

158.4

400

8.3 x 10.7

88.81

400

Cindy earns 18.96 per day walking dogs. She walks the dogs 3 times per week. She also earns $20.00 per hour babysitting on the weekends. If she babysits for 7 hours this weekend, how much money will Cindy have earned this week in all?

$196.88

500

4.6 x 104

46,000

500

Estimate by using compatible numbers:

72.45 x 8.92

Acceptable Answers:

70 x 10 = 700

75 x 10 = 750

500

31 x 2.65 = ?

82.15

500

5.8 x 2.5 x 100 = ?

1,450

500

Mike earns 16.96 per day walking dogs. He walks the dogs 4 times per week. He also earns $20.00 per hour helping his uncle on the weekends. If he helps for 5 hours this weekend, how much money will Mike have earned this week in all?

$167.84