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5th grade adding and subtracting estimation

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the place value of the red number?
12.351
a)
Ones
b)
Tenths
c)
Hundredths
d)
Thousandths
2.
The first grade sold 1,275 raffle tickets. The second grade sold 2,153 raffle tickets. The third grade sold 1,638 raffle tickets. How many tickets did they sell in all?
a)
4,956
b)
5,056
c)
5,066
d)
5,166
3.
What is the place value of the red number?
981.124
a)
Ones
b)
Tenths
c)
Hundredths
d)
Thousandths
4.
What is the place value of the red number?
981.124
a)
Ones
b)
Tenths
c)
Hundredths
d)
Thousandths
5.

Estimating is to....

a)

find the exact answer

b)

find something close to the correct answer

c)

use an algorithm

6.

When estimating 347+ 455 you should...

a)

Round both numbers to the nearest ten and add them mentally

b)

Line both numbers up and solve to find the answer

c)

Round both numbers to the nearest hundred and add them mentally

d)

Round both numbers to the nearest tenth and add them mentally

7.

When estimating 1345+ 2789 you should...

a)

Round both numbers to the nearest ten and add them mentally

b)

Line both numbers up and solve to find the answer

c)

Round both numbers to the nearest hundred and add them mentally

d)

Round both numbers to the million and add them mentally

8.

Estimate the answer to:


906 + 397

a)

1300

b)

1200

c)

1310

d)

1303

9.

Estimate the answer to:


578 + 720

a)

1300

b)

1200

c)

1290

d)

1298

10.

Estimate the answer to:


1965 - 370

a)

1600

b)

1500

c)

1595

d)

2400

11.
Maria had 1,245 stickers. She gave 210 stickers to Betty and 338 to Sylvia. Then Maria bought 48 more. How many stickers does Maria have now?
a)
649 stickers
b)
697 stickers
c)
703 stickers
d)
745 stickers
12.
In the town of Appleton, the population in 1994 was 15,409. In 2004, there were 522 fewer people living in Appleton. How many people lived in Appleton in 2004?
a)
15,931
b)
15,887
c)
14,887
d)
10,189