Scholastic
Study Jams! Estimate Sums & Differences of Whole Numbers
Estimating is an essential skill used in everyday life. This presentation explains how to apply prior knowledge about rounding numbers to estimating sums and differences. Example problems and assessment include large numbers, making this...
PBS
Estimating Profit from a Job
Profit always seems to get everyone's attention. The same is true during a activity on estimation. Learners use given information to estimate the cost of supplies for a painting job. They then develop a strategy for estimating the profit...
Curated OER
Estimating Fractions and Sums
What is a quick comparison, and how can it help you estimate sums and differences? For this estimation worksheet, learners estimate fractions in addition problems. They complete four problems where they estimate the sums after reviewing...
EngageNY
Sums and Differences of Decimals
Sometimes dealing with decimals is so much easier than dealing with fractions. The ninth lesson in a 21-part module has the class consider situations when it might be easier to add or subtract fractions by first converting to decimals....
Curated OER
Estimating Sums of Money
By rounding, scholars find that adding money amounts becomes a breeze! They round two and three-digit numbers (with decimals) in these addition problems to get approximate sums. For each, mathematicians write the new addition equation...
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Estimate Sums and Differences
In this estimating sums and differences practice activity, students sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve 6 story problems.
Curated OER
Estimating Solutions to Word Problems
Learners use estimation to determine the answers to word problems by rounding whole numbers. In this estimation lesson plan, pupils compare and contrast solutions using the best answer.
Curated OER
Reasonable Estimates
Help pupils explore estimation. They will make estimates and discuss when you might use an estimate. Then they discuss if their estimates are reasonable.
Curated OER
Estimating Sums and Differences
Work on rounding, estimating, adding, and subtracting with a helpful math worksheet! Fifth graders study different sets of addition and subtraction problems, and after rounding each number to the leading digit, they estimate what the sum...
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Estimate Sums
In this estimating sums worksheet, students solve 6 word problems where they estimate the sum of 3 digit numbers by rounding to the nearest 10, 100 or 1000.
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Estimate Sums and Differences
For this estimating sums and differences practice worksheet, students sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve 6 story problem.
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Estimate Sums: Reteach
In this estimating sums worksheet, students review two steps to help them estimate to find sums. Kids then round each addend to the nearest ten and use the number line for help. Students estimate the sums and write the numbers on the lines.
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Estimate Sums: Practice
In this estimating sums worksheet, students round each addend to the nearest ten and then estimate the sums. Students finish with one test prep question by estimating for the sum.
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Estimate Sums: Homework
For this estimating sums worksheet, learners round each addend to the nearest ten using the number lines. Students then estimate the sum for each addition problem.
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Estimate Sums: Problem Solving
In this estimating sums worksheet, students use the table with point totals from a ring toss game. Students use the total points to estimate the sums for each word problem.
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Estimate the Sum
In this estimating worksheet, students round numbers to the nearest ten and estimate sums in a total of 9 problems. Answers are included on page 2.
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Estimate Sums
For this estimating sums worksheet, students round numbers to the greatest place and then add them to solve 23 problems. Students also solve 2 test prep questions.
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Estimate Sums
In this estimating sums worksheet, students solve the six word problems using the information within the problem to estimate the sums.
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Estimate the Difference
In this estimation worksheet, students estimate the difference by rounding each two-digit number to the nearest ten. Students complete ten estimation problems.
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Rounding and Subtracting
Common Core is all about getting your learners to open their minds and think about the why and how. This problem has them thinking about unknown numbers and their relationship with one another when we round and subtract. They will have...
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Estimating with Rational Numbers
Students explore the concept of rounding. In this rounding lesson, students round fractions and mixed numbers. Students estimate the sums, differences, products, and quotients of rounded fractions and mixed numbers.
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Estimate, Solve, and Check
Young scholars estimate, solve, and check a series of addition and subtraction number and word problems. They write their estimates on a recording sheet, compute and write the answer in the next column, and check their answer with a...
Curated OER
Round and Estimate
In this estimation and rounding learning exercise, students estimate sums or differences by rounding to the nearest hundred mile, then find the total distance from one given spot to another.
CK-12 Foundation
Area Sums: Estimation with Rectangles
The more rectangles, the better the estimate. Using the interactive, pupils explore estimating the area under a curve using left-hand sums. Learners respond to challenge questions on how to get better estimates using the same technique.