Name _________________________ Date __________________
Estimation
Estimate the answers to the following:
a) 45 + 55 = __________
c) 75 – 32 = __________
e) 456 – 32 = _________
b) 129 + 309 = ____________
c) 89 – 46 =
____________
f) 89 – 42 =
____________
This table shows the number of each type of item held by the local
library.
NonFiction
Children’s
Fiction
Fiction
CDs
Videos/
DVDS
465
327
892
653
479
Number
The head librarian is about to do a stock take. He needs know an
approximate number of each item to check is the items are in stock.
Non fiction
Children’s fiction
________
________
Fiction
________
CDS
________
Videos/DVDS ________
How many fiction and children’s books, approximately are there?
______________
Estimate how many CDs, videos and DVDs the library has in total.
______________
How many items are there in stock at the library?
answer.
Give an approximate
_____________
Write down the ages of everyone in your family, then estimate their
total age.
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