Estimating Decimal Products and Quotients in Real Life

A store sells a pack of 4 pencils for $2.75. Estimate the cost of 5 packs of pencils.

• $10.00

• $12.00

• $13.75

• $15.50

Maria has $15.50. She buys a book for $7.25. Estimate how much money she has left.

• $12.00

• $5.25

• $8.00

• $10.75

A recipe calls for 2.5 cups of flour. If you want to make 3 batches, estimate how many cups of flour you need.

• 5 cups

• 7.5 cups

• 3.5 cups

• 10 cups

A car travels 120.5 miles on 3.5 gallons of gas. Estimate the miles per gallon the car gets.

• 40 miles per gallon

• 34.43 miles per gallon

• 25 miles per gallon

• 30 miles per gallon

A farmer harvested 250.75 pounds of apples. He sold 125.5 pounds. Estimate how many pounds he has left.

• 125.25 pounds

• 100 pounds

• 200 pounds

• 150.5 pounds

A pizza costs $12.99. If you buy 2 pizzas, estimate the total cost.

• $24.50

• $30.00

• $20.99

• $25.98

A school has 450.5 students. If 150.25 are in the 5th grade, estimate how many are not in the 5th grade.

• 300.25

• 300.5

• 450.5

• 150.25

A bottle holds 1.75 liters of juice. If you have 4 bottles, estimate the total amount of juice.

• 8 liters

• 7 liters

• 6 liters

• 5 liters

A toy costs $19.99. If you buy 3 toys, estimate the total cost.

• $30

• $60

• $50

• $75

A baker made 50.5 cookies and sold 20.75. Estimate how many cookies are left.

• 35

• 30

• 40

• 25