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Word Problems
Estimate
100

2 x 10

20

100

2 x 134

268

100

10 x 18

180

100

There are 12 markers in a pack. If there are 20 packs, how many markers are there?

There are 240 markers.

100

Estimate 13 × 25 by rounding each number to the nearest ten.

10 x 20 = 200

200
5 x 30

150

200

4 x 529

2,116

200

22 x 15

330
200

A football game ticket costs $25 each person. A group of 13 people go to the game. What is the cost of the ticket for the group?

The cost of the tickets for the group is $325.

200

Estimate 894 × 503 by rounding each number to the nearest hundred.

900 x 500 = 4,500

300

4 x 36

144

300

5 x 904

4,520

300

64 x 46

2,944

300

There is a bake sale at school. The price for each cookie is $3. If 347 cookies are sold, how much money will be made at the sale?

$1,041 will be made at the bake sale.

300

Which of the following describes the best estimate for 48 × 60?

50 x 60 = 3,000

400

9 x 58

522

400

6 x 553

3,318

400

87 x 73

6,351

400

Mr. Campion bought 13 bags of red kickballs with 12 kickballs in each bag. Ms. Fry bought 11 bags of blue kickballs with 26 kickballs in each bag. How many more blue kickballs are there than red kickballs?

13 x 12 = 156 red kickballs

11 x 26 = 286 blue kickballs

286 - 156 = 130 more blue kickballs than red kickballs.

400

What is the estimated product of 9 and 4,208?

9 x 4,000 = 36,000

10 x 4,000 = 40,000

500

7 x 89

623

500

9 x 749

6,741

500

99 x 88

8,712

500

Kelly likes to make bracelets and necklaces. She uses 15 purple beads on each of the 8 bracelets and 23 purple beads on each of 6 necklaces. She has 32 purple beads left over. How many purple beads did she use in all?

15 x 8 = 120 beads on bracelets

23 x 6 = 138 beads on necklaces

120 + 138 = 258 purple beads used

258 - 32 = 226 beads were used in all

500

Estimate 5,680 × 3,245 by rounding each number to the nearest thousand.

6,000 x 3,000 = 18,000