Mathematics Grade 5 15 min

Estimate sums and differences: word problems

Estimate sums and differences: word problems

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1

Mia has 28 stickers. Leo gives her 41 more. About how many stickers does Mia have now?

2

A baker made 82 cookies. He sold 39. About how many cookies are left?

3

A library has 288 fiction books and 412 non-fiction books. About how many books are there in total?

Sample Practice Questions

Easy
A farm has 19 brown cows and 32 black cows. About how many cows are there in total?
0.50
1.51
2.40
3.60
Easy
Sara read 48 pages on Monday and 21 pages on Tuesday. About how many pages did she read in all?
0.60
1.69
2.70
3.80
Easy
A store had 61 hats. They sold 28. About how many hats are left?
0.30
1.33
2.40
3.90

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