Mathematics
Grade 5
15 min
Estimate differences: word problems
Estimate differences: word problems
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1
A farm has 72 chickens. A fox scares away 29 chickens. About how many are left?
2
A school library has 878 books. Students check out 321 books. About how many books are still in the library?
3
A city has 6,890 people. 2,150 people moved away last year. About how many people live in the city now?
Sample Practice Questions
Easy
Leo had 48 marbles. He lost 19. About how many marbles does he have left?
0.20
1.30
2.29
3.70
Easy
A store has 92 apples. They sell 38. About how many apples are left?
0.50
1.60
2.54
3.130
Easy
The school cafeteria has 211 chairs. 109 are being used. About how many chairs are empty?
0.100
1.102
2.200
3.300
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