Estimate
Word Problems
What is the Product?
Standard Algorithm
Box Method
100

What is a reasonable estimate of the product of 86 x 5

450

100

Ms. Roberts read for 30 minutes every day for 20 days. How many total minutes did she read?

600 minutes

100

The product of 14 x 52 is

728

100

36 x 7

252

100

12 x 53

636

200

What is a reasonable estimate of the product of 124 x 7

700

200

Ms. Tomko bowls 3 games each time she goes to the bowling alley. She goes to the bowling alley 4 times a week. If the month has 4 weeks in it, how many games does Ms. Tomko bowl that month? 

48

200

The product of 87 x 35 is

3,045

200

147 x 5

735

200

3,142 x 6

18,852

300

What is a reasonable estimate of the product of 592 x 6

3,600

300

Students have to do 40 minutes of Dreambox lessons a day each school week for Ms. Tomko's class. They also have to read for 25 minutes a day each week for Ms. Robert's class. How many minutes is that total a week? 

325 minutes 

300

The product of 245 and 7 is

1,715

300

23 x 45

1,035

300

89 x 36

3,204

400

Which is a reasonable estimate of the product of 2,897 and 6?

18,000

400

Ms. Tomko is going bowling with his family and friends.  She buys 2 child games that each cost $4.  She spends 3 times as much on adult games.  How much does she spend on adult tickets?

$24

400

The product of 2,173 x 5 is

10,865

400

78 x 93

7,254

400

124 x 73 

9,052

500

The dolphin store is selling takis for $2.  The Mrs. Moses expects to sell 109 bags next Friday.  Choose the best estimate for how many dolphin dollars Mrs. Moses can expect to bring in next Friday.

200 Dolphin Dollars

500

4th grade is going to the mahaffey theater with some parent chaperones. Ms. Tomko and Ms. Roberts have to buy 7 adult  tickets that each cost $12. The student tickets are 4 times as much. How much are the student tickets? 

$336

500

The product of 325 and 26 is

8,450

500

251 x 14

3,514

500

437 x 36

15,732