7D ESTIMATION WORD PROBLEMS

A school goes on a field trip to the zoo. They bring 75 people. The total cost for all people was $2,450. About how much did each person pay to visit the zoo?

• $30

• $32

• $33

• $35

The giraffes eat a lot of leaves! The zoo gives the giraffes 836 pounds of leaves every day. They have 11 giraffes. About how many pounds of leaves does each giraffe eat each day?

• 76 pounds

• 80 pounds

• 85 pounds

• 90 pounds

The Franklin Park Zoo has 72,914 visitors every week. They are open 7 days a week. About how many visitors does the zoo get each day?

• 10,416

• 10,417

• 10,418

• 10,419

The zookeeper pours 932 pounds of gorilla food into their habitat every week. If there are 14 gorillas, about how many pounds of food is each gorilla getting?

• 66 pounds

• 67 pounds

• 68 pounds

• 69 pounds

The elephants weigh a combined weight of 86,487 pounds. If there are 22 elephants, about how much does each elephant weigh?

• 3,931 pounds

• 3,932 pounds

• 3,933 pounds

• 3,934 pounds

Directions: Read each word problem carefully. Solve each problem by showing your work neatly organized on another sheet of notebook paper. 6. The souvenir shop sells lots of merchandise! Every week they sell 568 t-shirts featuring Peggy the Penguin. If the shop is open 7 days a week, about how many Peggy the Penguin shirts are being sold each day?

• 80

• 81

• 82

• 83