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 18 × 43? (a) 80 (b) 800 (c) 8000
- 2.Best estimate of 146 + 210? (a) 100 (b) 500 (c) 300
- 3.Best estimate of 81 × 83? (a) 6400 (b) 640 (c) 64000
- 4.Best estimate of 96 × 30? (a) 300 (b) 30000 (c) 3000
- 5.Best estimate of 192 + 673? (a) 700 (b) 1100 (c) 900
- 6.Best estimate of 157 + 366? (a) 600 (b) 800 (c) 400
- 7.Best estimate of 58 × 96? (a) 600 (b) 6000 (c) 60000
- 8.Best estimate of 34 × 46? (a) 150 (b) 1500 (c) 15000
- 9.Best estimate of 48 × 82? (a) 40000 (b) 400 (c) 4000
- 10.Best estimate of 858 + 829? (a) 1700 (b) 1900 (c) 1500
- 11.Best estimate of 330 + 544? (a) 600 (b) 1000 (c) 800
- 12.Best estimate of 27 × 13? (a) 300 (b) 30 (c) 3000
- 13.Best estimate of 40 × 74? (a) 28000 (b) 280 (c) 2800
- 14.Best estimate of 79 × 72? (a) 5600 (b) 56000 (c) 560
- 15.Best estimate of 406 + 343? (a) 900 (b) 700 (c) 500
- 16.Best estimate of 636 + 506? (a) 1300 (b) 900 (c) 1100
- 17.Best estimate of 36 × 67? (a) 28000 (b) 2800 (c) 280
- 18.Best estimate of 46 × 21? (a) 10000 (b) 1000 (c) 100
- 19.Best estimate of 269 + 278? (a) 600 (b) 400 (c) 800
- 20.Best estimate of 21 × 14? (a) 20 (b) 2000 (c) 200
- 21.Best estimate of 544 + 248? (a) 700 (b) 500 (c) 900
- 22.Best estimate of 88 × 77? (a) 720 (b) 7200 (c) 72000
- 23.Best estimate of 46 × 42? (a) 2000 (b) 200 (c) 20000
- 24.Best estimate of 97 × 47? (a) 500 (b) 5000 (c) 50000
- 25.Best estimate of 74 × 14? (a) 7000 (b) 700 (c) 70
- 26.Best estimate of 54 × 92? (a) 4500 (b) 450 (c) 45000
- 27.Best estimate of 403 + 380? (a) 1000 (b) 600 (c) 800
- 28.Best estimate of 409 + 596? (a) 1000 (b) 800 (c) 1200
- 29.Best estimate of 13 × 23? (a) 2000 (b) 20 (c) 200
- 30.Best estimate of 56 × 12? (a) 6000 (b) 60 (c) 600
- 31.Best estimate of 72 × 52? (a) 35000 (b) 3500 (c) 350
- 32.Best estimate of 50 × 91? (a) 4500 (b) 45000 (c) 450
- 33.Best estimate of 185 + 268? (a) 300 (b) 500 (c) 700
- 34.Best estimate of 241 + 211? (a) 400 (b) 600 (c) 200
- 35.Best estimate of 80 × 57? (a) 4800 (b) 480 (c) 48000
- 36.Best estimate of 382 + 716? (a) 1100 (b) 1300 (c) 900
- 37.Best estimate of 86 × 87? (a) 81000 (b) 810 (c) 8100
- 38.Best estimate of 809 + 522? (a) 1100 (b) 1300 (c) 1500
- 39.Best estimate of 20 × 76? (a) 1600 (b) 160 (c) 16000
- 40.Best estimate of 753 + 246? (a) 1200 (b) 800 (c) 1000
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