Estimation Word Problems

Vanessa received 133 pieces of candy for Halloween. About how many pieces of candy does she have to the nearest ten?

• 150

• 130

• 140

• 300

Ronell has 134 pencils. Will has 88 pencils. Dante has 74 pencils. About how many pencils do they have altogether to the nearest ten pencils?

• 900

• 321

• 200

• 270

Mrs. Krutak used 1,820 pencils last year. This year she thinks she will use 1,932 pencils. About how many pencils is that all together?

• 2,000

• 3,000

• 4,000.

• 5,000

Which is the best estimate of the total number of books they read?

• 220 books

• 180 books

• 200 books

• 160 books

A man walks to the store and he buys 5 pounds of broccoli, 8 avocados and 4 Green peppers.  He has $20. How much money does he get back?

• $6.99

• $12.15

• $3.21

• $2.35

There was 926 people at basketball tournament. 607 people left before noon. Which is the best estimate of the number of people who stayed?

• 150

• 250

• 300

• 500

The table shows the number of snow cones sold at a shop on each of three days. Which answer choice is the best estimate of the total number of snow cones sold on these three days?

• 600

• 700

• 900

• 800

Determine if a person should estimate or solve the following problem. 154 box tops were collected last month. 133 box tops were collected this month. About how many fewer box tops were collected?

• Estimate

• Solve

Which of the following is the best estimate for the height of a two-story building?

• 20 feet

• 20 yards

• 30 feet

• 30 yards

237 fifth graders and 346 fourth graders went on a field trip. Estimate how many more fourth graders were on a field trip than fifth graders.

• 200 more

• 300 more

• 100 more

• 400 more