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Estimating for Reasonableness
- Estimation is used when an exact answer is not needed.
- Most estimation techniques involve replacing numbers and with ones that are close and easy to compute mentally.
- Compatible numbers do not always follow the rules of estimating. For example, 310 ÷ 65 by using compatible numbers is 300 ÷ 60 = 5 compared to estimating which would be 300 ÷ 70.
Estimate 273 ÷ 28 using compatible numbers.
- 273 is close to 270.28 is close to 30.
- 270 ÷ 30 =
9
Estimate 37 × 3 using compatible numbers.
- 37 is close to 40.
- 40 × 3 =
120
Estimate 694.3 - 125.5 to the nearest ones place.
- 694.3 rounds to 694
- 125.5 rounds to 126
- 694 - 126 =
568
Estimate 1,927.5638 + 52,934.56 to the nearest hundreds place.
- 1,927.5638 rounds to 1,930.
- 52,934.56 rounds to 52,930
- 1,930 + 52,930 =
54,860
Estimate 56.783 - 5.477 to the nearest hundredths place.
- 56.783 rounds to 56.78.
- 5.477 rounds to 5.48.
- 56.78 - 5.48 =
51.30
What is 129 × 52 using compatible numbers?
- 129 is close to 130
- 52 is close to 50.
- 130 × 50 =
6500
You go out to eat and order a salad for $ 4.95, soup for $ 3.65, and steak for $ 11.99. What is the estimated total cost of your meal?
- $ 4.95 is close to $ 5
- $ 3.65 is close to $ 3.50
- $ 11.99 is close to $ 12
- $ 5 + $ 3.50 + $ 12 =
$ 20.50
Margaret is saving money to buy a new jacket that costs $ 29.78. She has already saved $ 12.43. Around how much more money does she still need to save buy the jacket?
- The word Around tells us we need to estimate the amount
- $ 29.78 - $ 12.43 = the exact amount of money Margaret still needs
- $ 29.78 rounds to $ 29.75
- $ 12.43 rounds to $ 12.45
- $ 29.75 - $ 12.45 = the estimated amount of money Margaret still needs
$ 17.30
You buy shoes for $ 14.56, socks for $ 3.21, and pants for $ 29.07. The total comes to $ 46.84. Is this reasonable?
- $ 14.56 rounds to $ 14.60
- $ 3.21 rounds to $ 3.20
- $ 29.07 rounds to $ 29.10
- $ 14.60 + $ 3.20 + $ 29.10 =
- $ 46.90, which is indeed close to the total of $ 46.85
Yes
Derrick buys a book for $ 10.92, a backpack for $ 37.89, and a calculator for $ 12.53. The total comes to $ 80.34. Is this reasonable?
- $ 10.92 rounds to $ 11
- $ 37.89 rounds to $ 38
- $ 12.53 rounds to $ 12.50
- $ 11 + $ 38 + $ 12.50 =
- $ 61.50, which is not close to the total of $ 80.34
No
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Estimating for Reasonableness
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- Intro
- What You'll Learn and Why
- Vocabulary
- Estimating by Rounding
- Estimating with Compatible Numbers
- Estimating for Reasonableness
- Extra Example 1: Estimating with Compatible Numbers
- Extra Example 2: Estimating by Rounding
- Extra Example 3: Estimating for Reasonableness
- Extra Example 4: Estimating for Reasonableness






























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