Approximation and Estimation Worksheet
The method (Round, then calculate): Round each number to the nearest ten, hundred or whole number. Do the easy sum with the rounded numbers. Pick the option nearest to it. To round a number, look at the digit after the place you keep: 5 or more goes up, less than 5 stays.
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- 1.Round 58529 to the nearest ten.
- 2.Round 26993 to the nearest hundred.
- 3.Which is closest to 391 ÷ 19? (a) 20 (b) 10 (c) 200 (d) 40
- 4.Which is closest to 1492 ÷ 31? (a) 25 (b) 50 (c) 100 (d) 500
- 5.Which is closest to 202 × 28? (Round each number first.) (a) 12000 (b) 600 (c) 6000 (d) 60000
- 6.Which is closest to 1594 ÷ 19? (a) 40 (b) 800 (c) 160 (d) 80
- 7.Which is closest to 596 ÷ 21? (a) 30 (b) 15 (c) 60 (d) 300
- 8.Round 70.42 to one decimal place. =
- 9.Round 39.58 to one decimal place. =
- 10.Which is closest to 702 × 18? (Round each number first.) (a) 28000 (b) 14000 (c) 1400 (d) 140000
- 11.Which is closest to 1004 ÷ 21? (a) 25 (b) 50 (c) 500 (d) 100
- 12.Which is closest to 198 × 92? (Round each number first.) (a) 36000 (b) 1800 (c) 18000 (d) 180000
- 13.Which is closest to 200 × 68? (Round each number first.) (a) 28000 (b) 1400 (c) 14000 (d) 140000
- 14.Which is closest to 602 × 68? (Round each number first.) (a) 42000 (b) 4200 (c) 84000 (d) 420000
- 15.Which is closest to 303 + 196 + 696? (a) 1300 (b) 1200 (c) 1100 (d) 1400
- 16.Round 22.66 to one decimal place. =
- 17.Which is closest to 1207 ÷ 29? (a) 80 (b) 40 (c) 20 (d) 400
- 18.Round 19.58 to one decimal place. =
- 19.Which is closest to 801 × 18? (Round each number first.) (a) 16000 (b) 1600 (c) 160000 (d) 32000
- 20.Round 55.92 to one decimal place. =
- 21.Which is closest to 698 + 97 + 605? (a) 1500 (b) 1300 (c) 1400 (d) 1600
- 22.Round 66.31 to one decimal place. =
- 23.Which is closest to 503 × 69? (Round each number first.) (a) 35000 (b) 3500 (c) 70000 (d) 350000
- 24.Which is closest to 2797 ÷ 39? (a) 70 (b) 700 (c) 35 (d) 140
- 25.Which is closest to 704 + 204 + 899? (a) 1800 (b) 2000 (c) 1900 (d) 1700
- 26.Round 17.92 to one decimal place. =
- 27.Which is closest to 698 × 92? (Round each number first.) (a) 126000 (b) 63000 (c) 630000 (d) 6300
- 28.Which is closest to 697 × 19? (Round each number first.) (a) 140000 (b) 1400 (c) 28000 (d) 14000
- 29.Which is closest to 202 + 99 + 603? (a) 800 (b) 1000 (c) 900 (d) 1100
- 30.Round 70193 to the nearest thousand.
- 31.Which is closest to 398 × 19? (Round each number first.) (a) 80000 (b) 16000 (c) 8000 (d) 800
- 32.Which is closest to 295 + 497 + 895? (a) 1600 (b) 1700 (c) 1800 (d) 1900
- 33.Round 93479 to the nearest ten.
- 34.Which is closest to 2094 ÷ 31? (a) 35 (b) 700 (c) 140 (d) 70
- 35.Round 25968 to the nearest thousand.
- 36.Which is closest to 796 + 98 + 601? (a) 1700 (b) 1500 (c) 1600 (d) 1400
- 37.Round 71.11 to one decimal place. =
- 38.Which is closest to 197 × 69? (Round each number first.) (a) 140000 (b) 14000 (c) 28000 (d) 1400
- 39.Round 19773 to the nearest hundred.
- 40.Which is closest to 801 + 201 + 203? (a) 1400 (b) 1300 (c) 1200 (d) 1100
Answer key
- 58530
- 27000
- 20
- 50
- 6000
- 80
- 30
- 70.4
- 39.6
- 14000
- 50
- 18000
- 14000
- 42000
- 1200
- 22.7
- 40
- 19.6
- 16000
- 55.9
- 1400
- 66.3
- 35000
- 70
- 1800
- 17.9
- 63000
- 14000
- 900
- 70000
- 8000
- 1700
- 93480
- 70
- 26000
- 1500
- 71.1
- 14000
- 19800
- 1200
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