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 47 × 36? (a) 2000 (b) 200 (c) 20000
- 2.Best estimate of 679 + 126? (a) 800 (b) 1000 (c) 600
- 3.Best estimate of 416 + 148? (a) 500 (b) 700 (c) 300
- 4.Best estimate of 47 × 21? (a) 10000 (b) 1000 (c) 100
- 5.Best estimate of 88 × 30? (a) 270 (b) 2700 (c) 27000
- 6.Best estimate of 36 × 26? (a) 1200 (b) 120 (c) 12000
- 7.Best estimate of 30 × 33? (a) 900 (b) 9000 (c) 90
- 8.Best estimate of 91 × 26? (a) 2700 (b) 27000 (c) 270
- 9.Best estimate of 36 × 87? (a) 3600 (b) 360 (c) 36000
- 10.Best estimate of 265 + 658? (a) 1000 (b) 800 (c) 1200
- 11.Best estimate of 624 + 620? (a) 1200 (b) 1000 (c) 1400
- 12.Best estimate of 645 + 216? (a) 800 (b) 600 (c) 1000
- 13.Best estimate of 18 × 16? (a) 4000 (b) 400 (c) 40
- 14.Best estimate of 524 + 313? (a) 1000 (b) 600 (c) 800
- 15.Best estimate of 66 × 88? (a) 6300 (b) 630 (c) 63000
- 16.Best estimate of 414 + 437? (a) 800 (b) 600 (c) 1000
- 17.Best estimate of 68 × 12? (a) 700 (b) 7000 (c) 70
- 18.Best estimate of 21 × 90? (a) 18000 (b) 180 (c) 1800
- 19.Best estimate of 66 × 78? (a) 56000 (b) 560 (c) 5600
- 20.Best estimate of 31 × 21? (a) 600 (b) 60 (c) 6000
- 21.Best estimate of 797 + 622? (a) 1400 (b) 1200 (c) 1600
- 22.Best estimate of 24 × 23? (a) 40 (b) 400 (c) 4000
- 23.Best estimate of 316 + 183? (a) 700 (b) 300 (c) 500
- 24.Best estimate of 64 × 16? (a) 12000 (b) 120 (c) 1200
- 25.Best estimate of 252 + 127? (a) 400 (b) 600 (c) 200
- 26.Best estimate of 398 + 741? (a) 900 (b) 1100 (c) 1300
- 27.Best estimate of 272 + 797? (a) 1300 (b) 900 (c) 1100
- 28.Best estimate of 33 × 71? (a) 2100 (b) 210 (c) 21000
- 29.Best estimate of 63 × 41? (a) 24000 (b) 240 (c) 2400
- 30.Best estimate of 83 × 36? (a) 320 (b) 32000 (c) 3200
- 31.Best estimate of 31 × 29? (a) 90 (b) 9000 (c) 900
- 32.Best estimate of 23 × 17? (a) 4000 (b) 40 (c) 400
- 33.Best estimate of 800 + 266? (a) 1100 (b) 1300 (c) 900
- 34.Best estimate of 772 + 493? (a) 1100 (b) 1300 (c) 1500
- 35.Best estimate of 82 × 81? (a) 64000 (b) 6400 (c) 640
- 36.Best estimate of 97 × 13? (a) 1000 (b) 100 (c) 10000
- 37.Best estimate of 740 + 732? (a) 1200 (b) 1400 (c) 1600
- 38.Best estimate of 584 + 160? (a) 600 (b) 1000 (c) 800
- 39.Best estimate of 368 + 721? (a) 1100 (b) 1300 (c) 900
- 40.Best estimate of 28 × 91? (a) 27000 (b) 270 (c) 2700
Answer key
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