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Estimating Sums and Differences by Rounding

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

237 fifth graders and 346 fourth graders went on a field trip. Estimate how many more fourth graders were on a field trip than fifth graders.

a)

200 more

b)

109 more

c)

100 more

d)

110 more

2.

If you have 382, you might say you have ABOUT...

a)

400

b)

390

c)

450

d)

350

3.

If you have 819, you might say you have approximately...

a)

900

b)

880

c)

820

d)

810

4.

Mrs. Krutak used 1,820 pencils last year. This year she thinks she will use 1,932 pencils. About how many pencils is that all together?

a)

3,000.

b)

3,700.

c)

4,000.

d)

3,752.

5.

ESTIMATE to find the sum, by rounding to the largest place values.

853,471 + 36,839

a)

840,000

b)

940,000

c)

1,000,000

d)

1,300,000

6.

Misael has 745 points on class dojo. Yubina has 611 points. About how many points do they have together?

a)

1,356

b)

1,300

c)

134

d)

100

7.

Round to the nearest ten thousand, then estimate the difference:


887,167 - 342,208 =

a)

500,000

b)

554,000

c)

545,959

d)

550,000

8.

Round to the nearest thousand, then estimate the difference:


98,412 - 45,802

a)

53,000

b)

51,000

c)

52,000

d)

51,872

9.

Round to the nearest hundred, then estimate the sum:


123 + 456

a)

580

b)

600

c)

650

d)

500

10.

There are 293 steps to the top of the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy.  To the nearest hundred, about how many steps are there?

a)

200

b)

300

c)

290

d)

250

11.

Estimate how many more miles were run last year than this year by rounding each number in the table to the nearest hundred and solving the problem

4 lines
12.

Estimate by rounding to the nearest whole dollar. $5.38 + $6.14

a)

$12

b)

$11.50

c)

$1

d)

$11

13.

Round to the nearest ten thousand, then estimate the sum:


315,245 + 41,559

a)

360,000

b)

350,000

c)

357,000

d)

340,000

14.

Round to the nearest hundred, then estimate the difference:


642 − 137

a)

600

b)

780

c)

500

d)

510

15.

Estimate

a)

finding an answer that is reasonable by rounding the numbers in an equation

b)

price the guy gives you before fixing your car

c)

rounding numbers 

d)

over spending at the movies

16.

Round to the nearest hundred, then estimate the sum:


123 + 456

a)

580

b)

600

c)

650

d)

500

17.

What is the estimate of 28+33?

a)

60

b)

61

c)

50

d)

51

18.

Round to the nearest thousand, then estimate the sum:


2,764 + 4,851

a)

7,000

b)

6,000

c)

5,000

d)

8,000

19.

Round to the nearest thousand, then estimate the sum:


25,219 + 4,876

a)

29,000

b)

31,000

c)

30,000

d)

35,000

20.

Round to the nearest thousand, then estimate the sum:


66,246 + 22,651

a)

89,000

b)

88,000

c)

90,000

d)

89,748