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 69 × 76? (a) 560 (b) 5600 (c) 56000
- 2.Best estimate of 63 × 47? (a) 30000 (b) 300 (c) 3000
- 3.Best estimate of 66 × 70? (a) 4900 (b) 490 (c) 49000
- 4.Best estimate of 436 + 169? (a) 400 (b) 600 (c) 800
- 5.Best estimate of 31 × 57? (a) 18000 (b) 180 (c) 1800
- 6.Best estimate of 36 × 79? (a) 320 (b) 3200 (c) 32000
- 7.Best estimate of 72 × 73? (a) 490 (b) 4900 (c) 49000
- 8.Best estimate of 473 + 281? (a) 1000 (b) 800 (c) 600
- 9.Best estimate of 37 × 12? (a) 400 (b) 4000 (c) 40
- 10.Best estimate of 622 + 294? (a) 900 (b) 1100 (c) 700
- 11.Best estimate of 38 × 22? (a) 800 (b) 8000 (c) 80
- 12.Best estimate of 84 × 38? (a) 32000 (b) 3200 (c) 320
- 13.Best estimate of 48 × 17? (a) 100 (b) 10000 (c) 1000
- 14.Best estimate of 202 + 588? (a) 800 (b) 1000 (c) 600
- 15.Best estimate of 677 + 227? (a) 1100 (b) 900 (c) 700
- 16.Best estimate of 643 + 709? (a) 1500 (b) 1300 (c) 1100
- 17.Best estimate of 855 + 785? (a) 1700 (b) 1900 (c) 1500
- 18.Best estimate of 13 × 16? (a) 2000 (b) 200 (c) 20
- 19.Best estimate of 20 × 27? (a) 60 (b) 600 (c) 6000
- 20.Best estimate of 643 + 807? (a) 1400 (b) 1600 (c) 1200
- 21.Best estimate of 864 + 520? (a) 1400 (b) 1600 (c) 1200
- 22.Best estimate of 56 × 31? (a) 180 (b) 1800 (c) 18000
- 23.Best estimate of 809 + 277? (a) 1100 (b) 1300 (c) 900
- 24.Best estimate of 871 + 440? (a) 1100 (b) 1300 (c) 1500
- 25.Best estimate of 87 × 44? (a) 3600 (b) 36000 (c) 360
- 26.Best estimate of 24 × 66? (a) 14000 (b) 140 (c) 1400
- 27.Best estimate of 184 + 727? (a) 1100 (b) 700 (c) 900
- 28.Best estimate of 78 × 16? (a) 1600 (b) 16000 (c) 160
- 29.Best estimate of 354 + 800? (a) 1200 (b) 1000 (c) 1400
- 30.Best estimate of 365 + 168? (a) 800 (b) 600 (c) 400
- 31.Best estimate of 22 × 42? (a) 8000 (b) 800 (c) 80
- 32.Best estimate of 96 × 12? (a) 10000 (b) 1000 (c) 100
- 33.Best estimate of 21 × 64? (a) 1200 (b) 12000 (c) 120
- 34.Best estimate of 90 × 17? (a) 180 (b) 18000 (c) 1800
- 35.Best estimate of 39 × 50? (a) 200 (b) 2000 (c) 20000
- 36.Best estimate of 52 × 79? (a) 400 (b) 40000 (c) 4000
- 37.Best estimate of 489 + 157? (a) 500 (b) 700 (c) 900
- 38.Best estimate of 651 + 380? (a) 900 (b) 1300 (c) 1100
- 39.Best estimate of 77 × 63? (a) 480 (b) 48000 (c) 4800
- 40.Best estimate of 44 × 74? (a) 28000 (b) 2800 (c) 280
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