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 12 × 53? (a) 5000 (b) 50 (c) 500
- 2.Best estimate of 495 + 235? (a) 900 (b) 700 (c) 500
- 3.Best estimate of 84 × 49? (a) 40000 (b) 400 (c) 4000
- 4.Best estimate of 211 + 555? (a) 600 (b) 1000 (c) 800
- 5.Best estimate of 141 + 719? (a) 1000 (b) 800 (c) 600
- 6.Best estimate of 19 × 50? (a) 10000 (b) 100 (c) 1000
- 7.Best estimate of 33 × 86? (a) 2700 (b) 270 (c) 27000
- 8.Best estimate of 72 × 39? (a) 280 (b) 2800 (c) 28000
- 9.Best estimate of 134 + 320? (a) 400 (b) 200 (c) 600
- 10.Best estimate of 68 × 73? (a) 49000 (b) 4900 (c) 490
- 11.Best estimate of 67 × 71? (a) 4900 (b) 490 (c) 49000
- 12.Best estimate of 257 + 142? (a) 200 (b) 400 (c) 600
- 13.Best estimate of 81 × 68? (a) 5600 (b) 56000 (c) 560
- 14.Best estimate of 556 + 470? (a) 1100 (b) 900 (c) 1300
- 15.Best estimate of 561 + 193? (a) 800 (b) 1000 (c) 600
- 16.Best estimate of 796 + 835? (a) 1600 (b) 1800 (c) 1400
- 17.Best estimate of 32 × 46? (a) 1500 (b) 15000 (c) 150
- 18.Best estimate of 96 × 46? (a) 50000 (b) 5000 (c) 500
- 19.Best estimate of 537 + 630? (a) 1100 (b) 900 (c) 1300
- 20.Best estimate of 39 × 37? (a) 16000 (b) 160 (c) 1600
- 21.Best estimate of 707 + 207? (a) 1100 (b) 900 (c) 700
- 22.Best estimate of 290 + 209? (a) 500 (b) 300 (c) 700
- 23.Best estimate of 540 + 790? (a) 1300 (b) 1100 (c) 1500
- 24.Best estimate of 83 × 96? (a) 8000 (b) 800 (c) 80000
- 25.Best estimate of 28 × 17? (a) 600 (b) 60 (c) 6000
- 26.Best estimate of 328 + 714? (a) 1200 (b) 800 (c) 1000
- 27.Best estimate of 371 + 379? (a) 1000 (b) 600 (c) 800
- 28.Best estimate of 527 + 234? (a) 900 (b) 500 (c) 700
- 29.Best estimate of 97 × 84? (a) 8000 (b) 800 (c) 80000
- 30.Best estimate of 58 × 60? (a) 36000 (b) 360 (c) 3600
- 31.Best estimate of 47 × 12? (a) 50 (b) 5000 (c) 500
- 32.Best estimate of 54 × 61? (a) 3000 (b) 30000 (c) 300
- 33.Best estimate of 424 + 151? (a) 600 (b) 800 (c) 400
- 34.Best estimate of 23 × 70? (a) 14000 (b) 1400 (c) 140
- 35.Best estimate of 48 × 49? (a) 25000 (b) 250 (c) 2500
- 36.Best estimate of 91 × 49? (a) 4500 (b) 45000 (c) 450
- 37.Best estimate of 184 + 863? (a) 1100 (b) 900 (c) 1300
- 38.Best estimate of 34 × 41? (a) 12000 (b) 120 (c) 1200
- 39.Best estimate of 469 + 121? (a) 800 (b) 400 (c) 600
- 40.Best estimate of 26 × 16? (a) 6000 (b) 60 (c) 600
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