Estimating Area and Differences in Real-Life Problems

A garden is 27 feet long and 15 feet wide. What is the area of the garden? Round your answer to the nearest ten square feet.

• 450 square feet

• 400 square feet

• 410 square feet

• 420 square feet

Lily has 48 apples and she wants to share them equally among 6 friends. How many apples will each friend get? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

• 12

• 10

• 8

• 6

A rectangular pool is 22 meters long and 10 meters wide. Estimate the area of the pool by rounding the dimensions to the nearest ten.

• 200 square meters

• 300 square meters

• 150 square meters

• 250 square meters

Tom's classroom has 32 desks arranged in rows. If each row has 8 desks, how many rows are there? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

• 6

• 5

• 3

• 4

A farmer has a field that is 45 meters long and 30 meters wide. What is the area of the field? Round your answer to the nearest hundred square meters.

• 1300 square meters

• 1200 square meters

• 1500 square meters

• 1000 square meters

Sarah bought 56 balloons for a party. If she uses 23 balloons, how many does she have left? Estimate the difference by rounding to the nearest ten.

• 33

• 40

• 30

• 25

A rectangular piece of land measures 50 feet by 25 feet. What is the area of the land? Round your answer to the nearest hundred square feet.

• 1200 square feet

• 1300 square feet

• 1500 square feet

• 1000 square feet

A box contains 78 toys. If 29 toys are taken out, how many toys remain? Estimate the number of toys left by rounding.

• 50

• 70

• 60

• 40

A playground is 40 meters long and 20 meters wide. What is the area of the playground? Round your answer to the nearest ten square meters.

• 600 square meters

• 800 square meters

• 1000 square meters

• 400 square meters

If a book has 125 pages and you read 47 pages, how many pages do you have left to read? Estimate the remaining pages by rounding.

• 78 pages

• 90 pages

• 70 pages

• 85 pages