Estimation

The process of arriving at an answer that is approximate is called _________

You are going shopping. You need to pick up THREE 6 packs of Pepsi for $7.99 each and 8 bags of chips for $4.79 each. Excluding tax, estimate the total cost for your items.

• $88

• $64

• $53

This symbol ≈ means:

• is less than

• is equal to

• is approximately equal to

• is greater than

​Estimate, in​ degrees, the measure of the angle depicted below. For comparison purposes a right​ angle measures exactly 90 degrees.​

• 90 degrees

• 45 degrees

• 35 degrees

• 135 degrees

Chuck hires 19 people to pick crops from his field. He agrees to pay them $2.75 for each unit they pick. Estimate the total amount of money he will have to pay if each person picks 6 units.

• $240

• $300

• $360

• $600

A car travels 127 miles on a full tank of gas. If the gas tank holds 12.8 gallons, estimate the miles per gallon.

• 10

• 9

• 11

• 12

A store sells 124.60 pounds of apples in a week. Estimate the total weight sold in a month (4 weeks).

• 500

• 490

• 480

• 510

Estimate the total cost of 5 items priced at $19.99 each by rounding to the nearest dollar.

• $100

• $95

• $90

• $99

Estimate the total cost of 3 items priced at $24.99 each by rounding to the nearest dollar.

• $75

• $74

• $76

• $73

Kyle bought a baseball glove for $54, a bat for $38, and baseballs for $12. Which expression shows about how much Kyle spent?

• 54 + 38 + 12 =

• 50 + 30 + 20 =

• 54 - 38 - 12 =

• 50 + 40 + 10 =