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 58 × 54? (a) 3000 (b) 30000 (c) 300
- 2.Best estimate of 21 × 46? (a) 100 (b) 1000 (c) 10000
- 3.Best estimate of 46 × 88? (a) 4500 (b) 45000 (c) 450
- 4.Best estimate of 336 + 276? (a) 600 (b) 800 (c) 400
- 5.Best estimate of 402 + 873? (a) 1300 (b) 1500 (c) 1100
- 6.Best estimate of 36 × 41? (a) 16000 (b) 160 (c) 1600
- 7.Best estimate of 613 + 560? (a) 1200 (b) 1000 (c) 1400
- 8.Best estimate of 302 + 129? (a) 600 (b) 400 (c) 200
- 9.Best estimate of 68 × 80? (a) 56000 (b) 5600 (c) 560
- 10.Best estimate of 443 + 690? (a) 900 (b) 1100 (c) 1300
- 11.Best estimate of 749 + 193? (a) 1100 (b) 900 (c) 700
- 12.Best estimate of 334 + 209? (a) 500 (b) 700 (c) 300
- 13.Best estimate of 26 × 68? (a) 2100 (b) 210 (c) 21000
- 14.Best estimate of 309 + 381? (a) 700 (b) 900 (c) 500
- 15.Best estimate of 53 × 13? (a) 500 (b) 5000 (c) 50
- 16.Best estimate of 157 + 367? (a) 400 (b) 600 (c) 800
- 17.Best estimate of 709 + 361? (a) 1300 (b) 900 (c) 1100
- 18.Best estimate of 19 × 50? (a) 100 (b) 10000 (c) 1000
- 19.Best estimate of 98 × 17? (a) 2000 (b) 200 (c) 20000
- 20.Best estimate of 30 × 86? (a) 27000 (b) 270 (c) 2700
- 21.Best estimate of 73 × 14? (a) 70 (b) 700 (c) 7000
- 22.Best estimate of 737 + 575? (a) 1500 (b) 1300 (c) 1100
- 23.Best estimate of 491 + 196? (a) 900 (b) 500 (c) 700
- 24.Best estimate of 23 × 26? (a) 600 (b) 6000 (c) 60
- 25.Best estimate of 24 × 22? (a) 4000 (b) 40 (c) 400
- 26.Best estimate of 465 + 174? (a) 700 (b) 500 (c) 900
- 27.Best estimate of 764 + 536? (a) 1100 (b) 1300 (c) 1500
- 28.Best estimate of 259 + 321? (a) 400 (b) 800 (c) 600
- 29.Best estimate of 17 × 36? (a) 80 (b) 8000 (c) 800
- 30.Best estimate of 88 × 12? (a) 9000 (b) 900 (c) 90
- 31.Best estimate of 19 × 83? (a) 16000 (b) 160 (c) 1600
- 32.Best estimate of 692 + 316? (a) 1200 (b) 800 (c) 1000
- 33.Best estimate of 402 + 811? (a) 1200 (b) 1000 (c) 1400
- 34.Best estimate of 177 + 428? (a) 600 (b) 800 (c) 400
- 35.Best estimate of 837 + 494? (a) 1500 (b) 1300 (c) 1100
- 36.Best estimate of 702 + 522? (a) 1400 (b) 1000 (c) 1200
- 37.Best estimate of 89 × 31? (a) 27000 (b) 2700 (c) 270
- 38.Best estimate of 60 × 50? (a) 30000 (b) 300 (c) 3000
- 39.Best estimate of 126 + 771? (a) 900 (b) 1100 (c) 700
- 40.Best estimate of 92 × 50? (a) 450 (b) 45000 (c) 4500
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