Word Problems

Mario has room for 15 more minutes of songs on his iPod. He is going to upload three songs that are 5.15, 4.4, and 4.8 minutes long. About how many minutes will he have room for after he uploads these three songs? 

• 2 minutes
• 5 minutes
• 3 minutes
• 1 minute

A banner measures 2.8 feet long and 1.2 feet wide. Which is a good estimate for the area of the banner?

• 1 square foot
• 3 square feet
• 30 square feet
• 7 square feet

Barb is making a brick border around her patio. The distance around her patio measures approximately 553 inches. Each brick is about 8 inches long. About how many bricks will Barb need to make the border? 

• 90
• 70
• 40
• 30

Juanita made a fruit salad. She put 3 7/8 cups of cantaloupe and 2 2/4 cups of honeydew melon in the salad. About how may cups of melon did she put in the fruit salad?

• 6 cups
• 5 cups
• 4 1/2 cups
• 1 1/4 cups 

Last week a professional hockey team sold 3,626 season tickets. This week it sold 889 season tickets on Monday, 2,677 on Tuesday, and 1,892 on Wednesday. Which is the best estimate for the total number of season tickets the team sold during last week and during these three days?

• 8,800
• 8,900
• 9,100
• 9,300

Dorian paid $15.95 and $5.50 for two books. About how much money did he pay for the books?

• $20
• $15
• $25
• $30

Which equation represents the best estimate for the product of 1.8 and 3.1?

• 1 x 4 = 4
• 3 x 3 = 9
• 2 x 2 = 4
• 2 x 3 = 6

The temperature outside an ice cream factory was 38.2^oC. At the same time, the temperature inside the plant was 12.3^oC. Which is the best estimate for the difference between the two temperatures. 

• Less than 20^oC
• Between 20^oC and 30^oC
• Between 30^oC and 40^oC
• More than 50^oC

Mr. Timura bought catfish to stock his fishing tank the last three years. In the first year he bought 365 catfish, the second year he bought 272 catfish, and the third year he bought 112 catfish. How many catfish did he buy during the 3 years? 

• 649
• 739
• 749
• 1,424

Jane went to the animal shelter to adopt a kitten. When she brought the kitten home it weighed 3.95 kilograms. The kitten gained 1.5 kilograms in the first month and 1.75 kilograms in the second month. What was the kittens's weight at the end of the second month? 

• 5.85 kg
• 6.2 kg
• 6.85 kg
• 7.2 kg