Estimating Costs: Rounding Decimals in Daily Life

A store sells a toy for $14.75. If you round the price to the nearest dollar, how much does the toy cost?

• 15

• 16

• 13

• 14

You have $23.49 in your wallet. If you round this amount to the nearest dollar, how much money do you have?

• 24

• 20

• 23

• 25

A recipe calls for 2.3 cups of flour. If you round this to the nearest whole number, how many cups do you need?

• 3

• 2.5

• 1

• 2

A book costs $9.99. If you want to estimate how much you will spend on 5 books, what is the rounded total cost?

• $40

• $30

• $50

• $60

You ran 3.6 miles on Monday and 4.2 miles on Tuesday. If you round the distances to the nearest whole number, what is the estimated total distance you ran?

• 9

• 8

• 10

• 7

A movie ticket costs $12.50. If you buy 4 tickets, what is the estimated total cost when rounded to the nearest dollar?

• 40

• 50

• 60

• 70

Your friend has 7.8 pounds of apples. If you round this to the nearest whole number, how many pounds of apples does your friend have?

• 8

• 7

• 9

• 6

A bottle of juice costs $2.45. If you buy 3 bottles, what is the estimated total cost when rounded to the nearest dollar?

• 10

• 7

• 5

• 8

You read 5.6 pages of a book on Monday and 4.4 pages on Tuesday. If you round the pages read to the nearest whole number, how many pages did you read in total?

• 9

• 11

• 10

• 12

A pizza costs $15.99. If you want to estimate the cost of 3 pizzas, what is the rounded total cost?

• $60

• $45

• $30

• $48