1. ESTIMATION 8th Grade You will have 40 seconds for each question.
Write the letter of the correct answer on your paper.
There will be 8 questions.
Then you will go through and talk about each problem and how you got it.

2. 1. The closest estimate of 493 ÷ 72 is _____.5 6 7 8

3. 2. Terri walked on stilts for 207 feet
2. Terri walked on stilts for 207 feet. Ross could only walk on stilts for 143 feet. Which is the closest estimate of how much farther Terri walked on stilts than Ross?
50 feet
100 feet
150 feet
200 feet

4. 3. The closest estimate of 1243 ÷ 59 is _____.20
200
2,000
20,000

5. 4. Sarah’s mom leaves the house in the morning for work at 6:43 and she arrives at work at 8:12. What is the closest estimate of how long it takes Sarah’s mom to get to work is?
1 hour
1 hour 30 minutes
2 hours
2 hours 30 minutes

6. 5. Which best shows how to get the closest estimate of ?

7. 6. One square foot of deck cost $7. 86 to build
6. One square foot of deck cost $7.86 to build. The deck will be 90 square feet. What is the closest estimate of how much the new deck will cost?
$ 70
$700
$7,000
$70,000

8. 7. The price of 1 pound of strawberries is $1. 29. A man buys $11
7. The price of 1 pound of strawberries is $1.29. A man buys $11.78 worth of strawberries. About how many pounds of strawberries did the man purchased?
Less than 8 pounds
Between 8 and 9 pounds
Between 9 and 10 pounds
More than 10 pounds

9. 8. The closest estimate of 42,085 + 19, 892 is ______.
6,000
60,000
600,000
6,000,000

10. 9. The closest estimate of 3.1 x 0.9 x 8.96 is ______.20 25 30 35

11. 10. The closest estimate of 43 ⅛ - 22 ⅜ is ______.19 20 21 22

12. 11. The closest estimate of 243 ÷ 25 is ______.9 10 11 12

13. 12. The closest estimate of 531 x 85 is ______.
40,000
48,000
54,000
45,000