1. ESTIMATION 6th Grade You will have 40 seconds for each question.
Write the letter of the correct answer on your paper.
There will be 12 questions.
Then you will go through and talk about each problem and how you got it.

2. The closest estimate of 978 – 94 is ________.80
800
8,000
WHAT MAKES SENSE??

3. 2. The closest estimate of the cost of 12 lip glosses is _________.
= 2.34 each
2. The closest estimate of the cost of 12 lip glosses is _________.
$20
$30
$40
$50

4. 3. The closest estimate of 591 ÷ 58 is ______.10 13 15

5. 4. The closest estimate of the total cost of the items is ______.
$1,250
$12,500
$125,000
$1,250,000
CAR
$23,987
IPOD
$178
HOUSE
$99,132

6. 5. The closest estimate of 21.345 ÷ 4.12 is ______.
0.5
0.05
0.005

7. = $11.99
6. During April, Alex’s Car Wash cleaned 612 cars. The closest estimate of how much they earned for car washes in April is ___________.
$7.30
$73
$730
$7,300

8. – 157 is ______.
Less than 8800
Between 8800 and 8850
Between 8850 and 8900
More than 8900

9. = 39 cents
8. The closest estimate of the number of pieces of bubble gum that could be purchased with $40 is ______. 10
100
1,000
10,000

10. 9. The closest estimate of 15.876 ÷ 4.12 is ______.3
0.3
0.03
0.003

11. = $16.99
10. During August, Danny’s DVD store sold 421 DVD’s. The closest estimate of how much they earned for DVD sales in August is ___________.
$7.50
$75
$750
$7,500

12. – 99 is ______.
Less than 700
Between 700 and 750
Between 750 and 800
More than 800

13. = 89 cents
12. The closest estimate of the number of bottles of water that could be purchased with $60 is ______. 7 70
700
7,000