Estimating Solutions

Lance went to the store and bought 7 boxes of onions. Each box contained between 40 and 45 onions. Which is a reasonable total number of onions that Lance bought?

• 296

• 330

• 265

• 276

Jennifer picked 31 blueberries in 1 minute. About how many blueberries will she pick in 9 minutes?

• 270

• 41

• 59

• 540

The table shows the number of words each of four students can type per minute. Which is the best estimate of how many more words Claire can type than Mary?

• 40

• 30

• 20

• 10

The table below shows the number of seeds planted in four gardens.

Which is the best estimate of how many more seeds were planted in garden D than in garden B?

• 900

• 700

• 600

• 500

The table shows the number of stickers collected by four students. Which is the best estimate, to the nearest ten, of the total number of stickers collected by the four students?

• 210

• 200

• 220

• 230

The table shows the number of pages printed by each printer in the computer lab on Thursday. Which 3 printers have printed a combined total of about 1,100 pages?

• W, Y, and Z

• X, Y, and Z

• W, X, and Z

• W, X, and Y

Jeremiah has $24,111 left to pay on his home loan. He wants to pay the loan off in the next 8 months. What is a good estimate of the payment he needs to make each month?

• $3,100

• $2,900

• $2,250

• $3,000

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.5

An automatic bill counter at a bank is counting 1,623 bills in groups of 8 bills at a time. What is a good estimate of the number of groups of bills counted?

• 300

• 350

• 200

• 100

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.5

The table shows the number of eggs laid by four hen houses over a week. Which is the best estimate of how many more eggs hen house A laid than hen house C?

• 0

• 10

• 20

• 30

The table shows the number of pages printed on four printers in the computer lab. Which is the best estimate of how many more pages were printed from printer B than printer C?

• 0

• 100

• 200

• 300