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Tenths Estimation Real-Life
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Tenths Estimation Real-Life
Estimate with decimals. Show your working where asked, and include units or dollars in your answers.
Quick Estimates
1.At the station kiosk, Bodhi buys a drink for $3.76, a snack for $4.28 and a magazine for $6.81. What is the estimated total if the sum is rounded to the nearest tenth?
- $14.7
- $14.8
- $14.9
- $15.0
2.A train-station locker costs $2.46 per hour. About how much will 3 hours cost, rounded to the nearest tenth of a dollar?
- $6.9
- $7.2
- $7.4
- $7.8
3.Tahnee has $25 to spend at the station café. She chooses a wrap for $8.65, fruit for $4.42 and a juice for $5.78. Round each price to the nearest dollar to decide whether she has enough. State your estimate and conclusion.
4.Show how you rounded and added the three café prices in the previous question.
Estimating Measurements
5.A train platform sign is 1.56 metres wide and a nearby information board is 0.78 metres wide. Estimate their combined width by rounding each measurement to the nearest tenth first.
6.For a station event, Dylan measures 1.85 litres of water and 0.67 litres of cordial. Round both amounts to the nearest tenth, then estimate the total amount of liquid.
7.A station waiting area is 5.74 metres long and 3.26 metres wide. Round each measurement to the nearest tenth, then estimate the perimeter using 2 × (length + width).
8.Which situations are good reasons to estimate with decimals? Select all that apply.
- Estimating a fare total to the nearest dollar before buying a ticket
- Estimating a measured length to the nearest tenth of a metre
- Finding the exact platform number shown on a ticket
- Estimating a liquid amount to the nearest tenth of a litre
Use Estimation to Solve Problems
9.Bodhi buys 1.76 kg of apples at $4.38 per kilogram and 0.92 kg of pears at $5.67 per kilogram. Estimate the total cost by rounding every measurement and price to the nearest tenth before multiplying.
10.Explain one way estimating to the nearest tenth can help someone at a train station. Include a specific example.
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