Rounding Off and Estimation Worksheet
How to do it in your head (Round, then work): Round each number: 2-digit numbers to the nearest ten, 3-digit numbers to the nearest hundred. Do the easy sum with the round numbers. Choose the option closest to your estimate.
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- 1.Best estimate of 41 × 53? (a) 200 (b) 20000 (c) 2000
- 2.Best estimate of 83 × 36? (a) 3200 (b) 32000 (c) 320
- 3.Best estimate of 14 × 50? (a) 50 (b) 500 (c) 5000
- 4.Best estimate of 869 + 441? (a) 1500 (b) 1300 (c) 1100
- 5.Best estimate of 16 × 12? (a) 2000 (b) 200 (c) 20
- 6.Best estimate of 20 × 16? (a) 4000 (b) 40 (c) 400
- 7.Best estimate of 54 × 48? (a) 25000 (b) 2500 (c) 250
- 8.Best estimate of 769 + 143? (a) 1100 (b) 900 (c) 700
- 9.Best estimate of 52 × 19? (a) 100 (b) 10000 (c) 1000
- 10.Best estimate of 854 + 622? (a) 1500 (b) 1700 (c) 1300
- 11.Best estimate of 49 × 28? (a) 1500 (b) 15000 (c) 150
- 12.Best estimate of 23 × 86? (a) 180 (b) 1800 (c) 18000
- 13.Best estimate of 800 + 462? (a) 1500 (b) 1300 (c) 1100
- 14.Best estimate of 47 × 50? (a) 250 (b) 2500 (c) 25000
- 15.Best estimate of 88 × 80? (a) 7200 (b) 72000 (c) 720
- 16.Best estimate of 60 × 16? (a) 12000 (b) 120 (c) 1200
- 17.Best estimate of 40 × 43? (a) 16000 (b) 160 (c) 1600
- 18.Best estimate of 263 + 315? (a) 600 (b) 400 (c) 800
- 19.Best estimate of 94 × 72? (a) 630 (b) 63000 (c) 6300
- 20.Best estimate of 518 + 255? (a) 600 (b) 1000 (c) 800
- 21.Best estimate of 495 + 431? (a) 900 (b) 1100 (c) 700
- 22.Best estimate of 819 + 545? (a) 1500 (b) 1100 (c) 1300
- 23.Best estimate of 490 + 235? (a) 700 (b) 900 (c) 500
- 24.Best estimate of 33 × 33? (a) 900 (b) 90 (c) 9000
- 25.Best estimate of 77 × 83? (a) 640 (b) 64000 (c) 6400
- 26.Best estimate of 476 + 555? (a) 900 (b) 1300 (c) 1100
- 27.Best estimate of 758 + 780? (a) 1800 (b) 1600 (c) 1400
- 28.Best estimate of 89 × 56? (a) 5400 (b) 54000 (c) 540
- 29.Best estimate of 62 × 19? (a) 12000 (b) 1200 (c) 120
- 30.Best estimate of 27 × 23? (a) 60 (b) 6000 (c) 600
- 31.Best estimate of 41 × 57? (a) 240 (b) 2400 (c) 24000
- 32.Best estimate of 620 + 774? (a) 1600 (b) 1400 (c) 1200
- 33.Best estimate of 531 + 236? (a) 700 (b) 500 (c) 900
- 34.Best estimate of 659 + 215? (a) 700 (b) 1100 (c) 900
- 35.Best estimate of 652 + 815? (a) 1500 (b) 1700 (c) 1300
- 36.Best estimate of 33 × 56? (a) 18000 (b) 180 (c) 1800
- 37.Best estimate of 88 × 40? (a) 36000 (b) 3600 (c) 360
- 38.Best estimate of 16 × 58? (a) 1200 (b) 12000 (c) 120
- 39.Best estimate of 87 × 57? (a) 54000 (b) 5400 (c) 540
- 40.Best estimate of 167 + 548? (a) 700 (b) 500 (c) 900
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