Quiz about Estimating sums and differences in word problems

Question 1

There are 8,824 maple trees currently in the park. Park workers will plant 3,181 more maple trees today. About how many maple trees will be in the park when the workers are finished?

Accepted Answer

12,000

Answer

6,000

Answer

12,005

Answer

5,643

Question 2

Jason's school sold 6,917 boxes of doughnuts for a fundraiser this year. He sold 1,243 boxes. Approximately how many boxes were sold by the rest of the students?

Accepted Answer

6,000

Answer

8,160

Answer

5,674

Answer

8,000

Question 3

Jessica had 6,734 nickels in her bank. She spent 1,153 of her nickels. About how many nickels does she now have in her bank?

Accepted Answer

6,000

Answer

5,581

Answer

7,887

Answer

8,000

Question 4

The Happy Time Toy store has 7,873 marbles in stock. They sold 3,338 of the marbles over the weekend. Approximately how many marbles are left in stock?

Accepted Answer

5,000

Answer

11,000

Answer

11,211

Answer

4,535

Question 5

Fred has 5,574 Pokemon cards. Tom bought 1,273 of Fred's Pokemon cards. What is the estimate of the number of Pokemon cards Fred still owns?

Accepted Answer

5,000

Answer

7,000

Answer

6,847

Answer

4,301

Question 6

Tom's painting business used a total of 7,811 gallons of white and blue paint this year. If 3,118 gallons of white paint were used, about how many gallons of blue paint were used?

Accepted Answer

5,000

Answer

10,929

Answer

4,693

Answer

11,000

Question 7

There are 8,942 plums in the store. 3,197 plums are sold by the end of the day. About how many plums are left in the store?

Accepted Answer

6,000

Answer

12,000

Answer

12,139

Answer

60,000

Question 8

The post office mails 8,945 letters each day, out of which 3,376 are addressed to foreign countries. About how many letters were sent domestically?

Accepted Answer

6,000

Answer

12,000

Answer

12,321

Answer

5,569

Question 9

Jessica's Cupcake Shop sold a total of 5,566 cupcakes today, and 3,312 of those had sprinkles. About how many cupcakes were sold without sprinkles?

Accepted Answer

3,000

Answer

8,878

Answer

2,254

Answer

9,000

Question 10

The Seaside Souvenir Shop stocked 6,551 seashells for sale in their store. They sold 1,175 of the seashells over the summer season. Approximately how many seashells were left?

Accepted Answer

6,000

Answer

7,726

Answer

8,000

Answer

5,376

Question 11

Dennis is reading a book that contains 8,792 pages. He has read 2,345 pages, so about how many pages are unread?

Accepted Answer

7,000

Answer

11,137

Answer

6,447

Answer

11,000

Question 12

Sam grew 9,455 carrots and Sally grew 4,162 carrots this year. About how many carrots did they grow together?

Accepted Answer

13,000

Answer

5,000

Answer

13,617

Answer

5,293

Question 13

Mike decided to drive across America. He drove 1,721 miles the first week, and 2,658 miles the second week. About how many miles did Mike drive in total?

Accepted Answer

5,000

Answer

1,000

Answer

4,379

Answer

937

Question 14

There are 6,468 rulers in the stockroom. Nancy placed 1,489 more rulers in the stockroom. Approximately how many rulers are now in the stockroom?

Accepted Answer

7,000

Answer

7,957

Answer

4,979

Answer

5,000

Question 15

Tom scored 3,166 points on the video game and Keith scored 8,298 points. Approximately how many points did they score together?

Accepted Answer

11,000

Answer

11,464

Answer

5,132

Answer

5,000

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