Order of Operations
Estimation
Rounding
Squares/Cubes/Roots 1
Squares/Cubes/Roots 2
100

2 xx 2+2xx3

10

100

Estimate the answer to

49 x 12=

500

100

Round to the nearest 10

42

40

100

4^2

16

100

sqrt(1)

1

200

(9-5)xx11+4

48

200

Estimate the answer to

705 x 78=

56,000

200

Round to the nearest 1000

37,499

37,000

200

7^2

49

200

sqrt(81)

9

300

35 – 5^2 + (6 – 2)

14

300

Estimate the answer to

99 x 35=

4000 or 3500

300

Round to 1 significant figure

9345.22

9000

300

3^3


27

300

root(3)(125)

5

400

1+3×√9+(8-2)/3

12

400

Estimate the answer to

3 x 6.78

21

400

Round to 2 significant figures

1.605 

1.6

400

10^2-4^2


84

400

root(3)(64)+sqrt169

17

500

(6^2+2xx2)/(2xx(15-5))×6+2

14

500

Estimate the answer to

10365 -: 391

25

500

Round to 3 significant figures

0.019453

0.0195

500

4^3+3^3-5^2

66

500

root(3)(216) xx root(3)(27)+9^2

99