Unit 4 - 5.3(A) Estimation

A total of 386 students signed up to participate in the Friendship Club. The club will be divided into small groups with approximately 8 students in each group. About how many small groups of students will participate in the Friendship Club?

• A. 4

• B. 5

• C. 30

• D. 50

Travion is cooking baked beans for a picnic. His recipe requires 7/8 pound of sausage. Travion triples the recipe. Approximately how many pounds of sausage does he use?

• A. 7 lb

• B. 2 lb

• 3. C. 21 lb

• D. 3 lb

Kara had $100 to spend for school clothes. She bought a skirt for $23.76, two shirts for $10.15 each, and a pair of shoes for $23.55. She spent the rest of the money for a belt. About how much money did Kara’s belt cost?

• A. $32

• B. $42

• C. $68

• D. $34

Jack spends $49.99 to download 4 movies. The movies are approximately the same price. Which is the best estimate of the cost of one movie?

• A. $10

• B. $14

• C. $12

• D. $46

Juan is writing a comic book to share with his classmates. He wrote 19 7/8 pages on Monday and 6 1/12 pages on Tuesday. About how many more pages of the comic book did Juan write on Monday than on Tuesday?

• A. 120

• B. 26

• C. 13

• 14. D. 14

To the nearest thousand, which is the best estimate of the difference between the total area of Great Lakes beginning with a consonant and the total area of Great Lakes beginning with a vowel?

• A. 40,000 square miles

• B. 60,000 square miles

• C. 80,000 square miles

• D. 95,000 square miles

Students at Webber Elementary presented a class play. On the first night of the play, 276 people attended. On the second night, 314 people came, and on the third night, 247 people attended.

About (a)   people attended the play.

• 600

• 800
• 700

The store that has a computer on sale for approximately $250 off the regular price is ___________.

• A. Best Deals

• B. Buzz Mart

• C. Buy Lots

• D. Big Box

Where did Bert and his mom buy their computers? Bert bought his computer at ___________. Bert’s mom bought her computer at ___________.

• A. Bert bought his computer at Buzz Mart. Bert’s mom bought her computer at Buy Lots.

• B. Bert bought his computer at Big Box. Bert’s mom bought her computer at Buy Lots.

• C. Bert bought his computer at Buy Lots. Bert’s mom bought her computer at Super Store.

• D. Bert bought his computer at Super Store. Bert’s mom bought her computer at Big Box.