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Estimation
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1. Read each question carefully before you begin answering it.
2. Check your answers seem right.
3. Always show your workings
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1. By rounding each number to the nearest 10, estimate the value of 39 × 21
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2. Estimate 2.9 × 401
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3. Work out an estimate for the value of 7.1 × 97
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908
4. Estimate the value of
2.03
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5. Isla uses her mobile phone while abroad.
She received 3 minutes of calls at 88p per minute.
She made 7 minutes of calls at 71p per minute.
She sent 4 text messages at 52p per message.
Estimate the total cost of Isla using her mobile phone while abroad.
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6. Stuart buys 72 packets of crisps at 19p each.
Estimate the total cost.
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82 × 48
7. By rounding each number to the nearest 10, estimate the value of
198
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8. Work out an estimate for
58.8 × 20.9
101.4
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9. Estimate the total cost of 31 televisions at £196.50 each and 19 DVD players
at £50.99 each.
Show clearly how you obtained your answer.
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88.78 − 19.44
10. Jack was asked to work out
9.84
His answer is 10.99
By rounding each number to the nearest 10, show that his answer is incorrect.
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11. Estimate
31 × 398
61
Show clearly how you obtained your answer.
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12. Estimate the value of 9.03 + 19.87 × 3.11 − 4.97
You must show your working.
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13. Work out an estimate for
31.1 × 19.4
3.98 × 5.04
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14. Estimate the value of
702.1 + 299.3
1.9 × 5.1
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15. A merchandise stall sell
49 bubble wands for $29.75 each
196 pins for $9.95 each
(a) Work out an estimate for the total money paid for the items.
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(b) Is your answer to (a) an underestimate or an overestimate?
Explain your answer.
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16. 1.97 litres of water ows from a tap every 15 seconds.
Estimate how many litres will ow from the tap in one hour.
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17. Circle the number that is closest to the value of 20.23
400 800 8000 60
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18. Work out an estimate for
20.2 × 698.1
19.8 × 5.3
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19. Estimate the answer to
8.7 × 20.3
8.898 − 6.01
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20. In a theatre there are 29 rows and in each row there are 32 seats.
Each ticket costs £19.75
Work out an estimate for the total income from ticket sales.
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21. Estimate how many books costing $7.05 can be bought for $424
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22. By writing each number correct to 1 signi cant gure, use estimation to show
that
60.4 × 19.7
3
≈ 600
7.96
(3)
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23. Work out an estimate for
203 × 9.93
0.511
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24. Alasdair is estimating the value of 60.4 × 91.18
He rounds each number to 1 signi cant gure.
(a) Work out Alasdair’s estimate.
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Alasdair says his estimate is an overestimate.
(b) Is Alasdair correct?
Explain your answer.
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25. Use approximations to estimate the value of
4.022 + 102
0.51
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26. Use approximations to estimate the value of
4.12 × 1.89
0.21
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27. Work out an estimate for
(5.14)2
0.398
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28. Work out an estimate for
4.086 × 2.992
0.192
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29. Use approximations to estimate the value of
596.4 × 2.06
0.521
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30. Write down an estimate for 20
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31. Write down an estimate for 51
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32. Write down an estimate for 78
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33. Write down an estimate for 30
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79.7
34. Circle the number that is closest to the value to
0.0206
40000 4000 400 40
(1)
35. Estimate
594 × 4.03
0.396
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36. Use approximations to estimate the value of
50.77
0.513
You must show your working.
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(3)
37. Estimate the value of
803 × 2.97
0.613
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