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Which is closest to how much farther he hiked?\u003Cbr>A. 4 miles B. 11 miles C. 6 miles D. 12 miles\u003Cbr>2) A garden hose is 2 1⁄ 6 meters long and an extension adds 3 1⁄ 2 meters. Which is closest to the total length?\u003Cbr>A. 14 meters B. 4 meters C. 6 meters D. 3 meters\u003Cbr>3) Billy drove 7 1⁄ 4 miles and Rachel drove 5 3⁄ 5 miles. Which is closest to how many more miles he drove?\u003Cbr>A. 6 miles B. 10 miles C. 13 miles D. 2 miles\u003Cbr>4) A board is 3 1⁄ 2 feet long. Dave cuts 1 2⁄ 3 feet off the end. Which is closest to the length that is left?\u003Cbr>A. 7 feet B. 4 feet C. 2 feet D. 5 feet\u003Cbr>5) A pumpkin weighs 5 2⁄ 3 pounds and a melon weighs 1 7⁄ 8 pounds. Which is closest to how much more the pumpkin weighs?\u003Cbr>A. 9 pounds B. 4 pounds C. 8 pounds D. 10 pounds\u003Cbr>6) Vanessa jogged 6 2⁄ 3 miles on Saturday and 5 1⁄ 2 miles on Sunday. Which is closest to the total distance she jogged?\u003Cbr>A. 12 miles B. 14 miles C. 7 miles D. 8 miles\u003Cbr>7) Lana added 4 1⁄ 4 cups of broth and 4 1⁄ 2 cups of water to the soup. Which is closest to the total amount of liquid?\u003Cbr>A. 9 cups B. 15 cups C. 16 cups D. 17 cups\u003Cbr>8) Mike ran 7 3⁄ 4 meters in the first race and 3 1⁄ 12 meters in the second race. Which is closest to the total distance he ran?\u003Cbr>A. 5 meters B. 4 meters C. 7 meters D. 11 meters |  |  |  |  | Answers |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  |  |  |  | 1.  \u003Cbr>2.  \u003Cbr>3.  \u003Cbr>4.  \u003Cbr>5.  \u003Cbr>6.  \u003Cbr>7.  \u003Cbr>8.   |  |  |  |\n| 1-8 | 88 | 75 | 63 | 50 | 38 | 25 | 13 | 0 |\n\n[Math](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 1)[ www.CommonCoreSheets.com](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 1)[ 1](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 1)  \nChoosing the Closest Estimate with Fractions  \nName: Answer Key  \n\n| Determine which measurement is closest to the answer for each problem.\u003Cbr>1) Adam hiked 7 1⁄ 2 miles and Faye hiked 3 1⁄ 4 miles. Which is closest to how much farther he hiked?\u003Cbr>A. 4 miles B. 11 miles C. 6 miles D. 12 miles\u003Cbr>2) A garden hose is 2 1⁄ 6 meters long and an extension adds 3 1⁄ 2 meters. Which is closest to the total length?\u003Cbr>A. 14 meters B. 4 meters C. 6 meters D. 3 meters\u003Cbr>3) Billy drove 7 1⁄ 4 miles and Rachel drove 5 3⁄ 5 miles. Which is closest to how many more miles he drove?\u003Cbr>A. 6 miles B. 10 miles C. 13 miles D. 2 miles\u003Cbr>4) A board is 3 1⁄ 2 feet long. Dave cuts 1 2⁄ 3 feet off the end. Which is closest to the length that is left?\u003Cbr>A. 7 feet B. 4 feet C. 2 feet D. 5 feet\u003Cbr>5) A pumpkin weighs 5 2⁄ 3 pounds and a melon weighs 1 7⁄ 8 pounds. Which is closest to how much more the pumpkin weighs?\u003Cbr>A. 9 pounds B. 4 pounds C. 8 pounds D. 10 pounds\u003Cbr>6) Vanessa jogged 6 2⁄ 3 miles on Saturday and 5 1⁄ 2 miles on Sunday. Which is closest to the total distance she jogged?\u003Cbr>A. 12 miles B. 14 miles C. 7 miles D. 8 miles\u003Cbr>7) Lana added 4 1⁄ 4 cups of broth and 4 1⁄ 2 cups of water to the soup. Which is closest to the total amount of liquid?\u003Cbr>A. 9 cups B. 15 cups C. 16 cups D. 17 cups\u003Cbr>8) Mike ran 7 3⁄ 4 meters in the first race and 3 1⁄ 12 meters in the second race. Which is closest to the total distance he ran?\u003Cbr>A. 5 meters B. 4 meters C. 7 meters D. 11 meters |  |  |  |  | Answers |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  |  |  |  | 1.  A \u003Cbr>2.  C \u003Cbr>3.  D \u003Cbr>4.  C \u003Cbr>5.  B \u003Cbr>6.  A \u003Cbr>7.  A \u003Cbr>8.  D  |  |  |  |\n| 1-8 | 88 | 75 | 63 | 50 | 38 | 25 | 13 | 0 |\n\n[Math](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 1)[ www.CommonCoreSheets.com](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 1)[ 1](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 1)  \nChoosing the Closest Estimate with Fractions  \nName:  \n\n| Determine which measurement is closest to the answer for each problem.\u003Cbr>1) Adam hiked 7 1⁄ 2 miles and Faye hiked 3 1⁄ 4 miles. 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