Estimating Sums and Comparing Decimals in Everyday Scenarios

A bakery made 3.7 kg of cookies and 2.5 kg of brownies. Estimate the total weight of the baked goods.

• 7.0 kg

• 4.2 kg

• 6.2 kg

• 5.5 kg

Sarah has 4.8 liters of juice. She drinks 1.3 liters. Estimate how much juice she has left.

• 3.5 liters

• 4.0 liters

• 2.5 liters

• 1.0 liter

A store sells pencils for $0.75 each and erasers for $0.45 each. Estimate the total cost of buying 5 pencils and 3 erasers.

• $5.10

• $4.50

• $3.75

• $6.00

Tom ran 2.4 miles on Monday and 3.6 miles on Tuesday. Estimate the total distance he ran over the two days.

• 7 miles

• 5 miles

• 6 miles

• 4 miles

A recipe calls for 1.5 cups of flour and 0.75 cups of sugar. Estimate the total amount of flour and sugar needed.

• 1 cup

• 4 cups

• 2 cups

• 3 cups

Lily has $12.50. She wants to buy a toy that costs $8.99. Estimate how much money she will have left after the purchase.

• $3.50

• $4.50

• $2.75

• $5.99

A car travels 15.6 miles on a half tank of gas. Estimate how far it can travel on a full tank if it can hold 2 times that amount.

• 20 miles

• 45.8 miles

• 15.6 miles

• 31.2 miles

In a class, 12.4% of students prefer chocolate ice cream, while 8.9% prefer vanilla. Estimate which flavor is more popular.

• Both flavors are equally popular.

• Vanilla ice cream is more popular.

• Chocolate ice cream is more popular.

• Chocolate and vanilla have the same preference rate.

A farmer harvested 5.2 acres of corn and 3.8 acres of wheat. Estimate the total area harvested.

• 9.0 acres

• 8.5 acres

• 10.2 acres

• 7.5 acres

A book costs $9.99 and a magazine costs $4.50. Estimate the total cost if you buy 2 books and 3 magazines.

• $25.99

• $33.48

• $29.48

• $31.00