Rounding
Estimating
Word Problems
Reasonable Answers
Math Language
100

Mrs. Vilanova gets a check for $567. Round the amount to the nearest hundred's place.

600

100

Find the estimated product for the numbers below:

9 x 23=

10 x 20

10 x 20=200

100

Mrs. Heebner buys 4 boxes of crackers. Each box has 18 crackers in it. How many crackers does she have in all?

72 crackers


100

Joe finds the difference between 45 and 32. 

He says 20 is a reasonable answer for the difference. Is this true?

45 - 32= 13

13 is closer to 10 than to 20 so not so reasonable.

100

Sebastian wants to find the difference between how many trees are in his yard and his neighbors. Sebastian should (+, x, divide, or subtract)

Subtract

200
Liam's mom buys 39 pounds of potatoes for Thanksgiving. Amelia's mom buys 123. How many pounds of potatoes do they have altogether? Round the amount to the nearest tens place.

162/160

200
Estimate the product for the following problem:

67 x 81= ____

70 x 80= 5600
200
Bella's chickens lay 131 eggs. She splits them into 6 nests. ABOUT how many eggs will be in each nest?

20 eggs

200

56 x 104

What numbers would be reasonable to estimate with?

The numbers to multiply with, not the product!

60 x 100


200

Find the quotient means I should....

divide


300

Karleigh counts 1,382 beads in her jewelry box. Round this amount to the nearest thousands place.

1,000

300

Mrs. Adelman buys 214 treats for her three pets. She splits them equally. Each pet should get ABOUT this many treats...

70

300

Mrs. Scholz reads 178 pages on Monday and 291 pages on Tuesday. How many more pages does she read on Tuesday? Round to the nearest tens place. 

113--> 110

300

Amelia multiplies 92 x 55 and gets 5,060.

She checks her work and multiplies 90 x 60 and gets 5,400. Is this a reasonable answer. Y/N

Yes!

300

Find the difference. Set up the problem but DO NOT SOLVE:

563 and 1,083

1,083- 563

400

5,671 rounded to the nearest tens place is :_______

5,670

400

Mrs. Vilanova has 431 diapers to share equally among 7 diaper bags. Each bag will have ABOUT this many diapers...

60

400

Matthew types 56 words in one minute. How many words can he type in 19 minutes?

1,064 words


400

Karleigh is finding the estimated quotient for this problem:

556 divided by 7.

55 is close to _____ *multiple of 7

to 550 is close to ____

56, 560


400

Find the product: Express an equation that shows finding the product

4, 12, and 3

3 x 4= 12

500

Tristan wins the lottery! When he rounds his winnings to the nearest thousands place, he has won $13,000. How much money did he win?

a) $12,009

b) $13,567

c) $13,999

d) $12,992

D) $12,992

500

Joe multiplies 78 x 96. He says he would estimate the product by rounding 78 to 80 and 96 to 90. Is his thinking correct? Yes or no and WHY?

No, he should round 96 to 100. 

500

Joe has $600 to spend on a new xbox. His xbox costs $567. He purchases the insurance too for $21. How much change should he receive?

$12

500
What is a reasonable product (solve using estimation/rounding)?


102 x 44

100 x 40= 4000

500

Mrs. Bob is 47 years old. Her son Charlie is 18 years old. If she wants to find the difference between their ages, she should: add, subtract, multiply, or divide.

Find the difference and then round the answer to the nearest tens place!

47-18=29

29--> 30