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She buys a jacket for $15.08. About how much money does she have left?\u003Cbr>2) George has $28.85 in his savings. He buys a video game for $17.39. About how much does he have left?\u003Cbr>3) A bicycle costs $87.43 and a scooter costs $18.73. About how much more does the bicycle cost than the scooter?\u003Cbr>4) A movie ticket costs $28.44 and a bucket of popcorn costs $24.54. About how much do they cost together?\u003Cbr>5) A skateboard costs $53.46 and a helmet costs $40.88. About how much more does the skateboard cost than the helmet?\u003Cbr>6) Tom spent $54.88 on groceries and $26.62 at the pharmacy. About how much did he spend at the two stores?\u003Cbr>7) A guitar costs $53.23 and a ukulele costs $26.11. About how much more does the guitar cost than the ukulele?\u003Cbr>8) A pizza costs $8.85. Amy pays with $20. About how much change should she get back?\u003Cbr>9) A microwave costs $42.13 and a toaster costs $32.19. About how much more does the microwave cost than the toaster?\u003Cbr>10) Gwen bought a game for $18.68 and a puzzle for $14.99. About how much did she spend in all?\u003Cbr>11) A desk lamp costs $29.09 and a chair costs $48.78. About how much do they cost together?\u003Cbr>12) A pair of sneakers costs $45.77 and a pair of sandals costs $25.27. About how much more do the sneakers cost than the sandals?\u003Cbr>13) Edward paid $24.73 for a haircut and $24.97 for a shampoo. About how much did he pay in total?\u003Cbr>14) Sarah bought a backpack for $28.10. She paid with $40. About how much change should she get back?\u003Cbr>15) A hammer costs $27.60 and a box of nails costs $20.41. About how much do the two items cost together? |  |  |  | Answers\u003Cbr>1.  \u003Cbr>2.  \u003Cbr>3.  \u003Cbr>4.  \u003Cbr>5.  \u003Cbr>6.  \u003Cbr>7.  \u003Cbr>8.  \u003Cbr>9.  \u003Cbr>10.  \u003Cbr>11.  \u003Cbr>12.  \u003Cbr>13.  \u003Cbr>14.  \u003Cbr>15.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| \u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>Math\u003Cbr>[www.CommonCoreSheets.com](www.CommonCoreSheets.com)\u003Cbr>1\u003Cbr>1-10\u003Cbr>11-15 | 93 | 87 | 80 |  | 73 | 67 | 60 | 53 | 47 | 40 | 33 |\n|  | 27 | 20 | 13 |  | 7 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |\n\n Estimating Sums and Differences with Money (Word) Name: Answer Key  \n\n| Round each price to the nearest dollar, then estimate the answer.\u003Cbr>1) Faye has $58.04 saved up. She buys a jacket for $15.08. About how much money does she have left? |  |  |  |  | Answers\u003Cbr>1.  43  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 2) | George has $28.85 in his savings. He buys a video game for $17.39. About how much does he have left? |  |  |  | 2.  12  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 3) | A bicycle costs $87.43 and a scooter costs $18.73. About how much more does the bicycle cost than the scooter? |  |  |  | 3.  68  4. 53 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4) | A movie ticket costs $28.44 and a bucket of popcorn costs $24.54. About how much do they cost together? |  |  |  | 5.  12  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 5) | A skateboard costs $53.46 and a helmet costs $40.88. About how much more does the skateboard cost than the helmet? |  |  |  | 6.  82  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 6) | Tom spent $54.88 on groceries and $26.62 at the pharmacy. About how much |  |  |  | 7.  27  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 7) | did he spend at the two stores?\u003Cbr>A guitar costs $53.23 and a ukulele costs $26.11. About how much more does the guitar cost than the ukulele? |  |  |  | 8.  11  9.  10  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 8) | A pizza costs $8.85. Amy pays with $20. About how much change should she get back? |  |  |  | 10.  34  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 9) | A microwave costs $42.13 and a toaster costs $32.19. About how much more does the microwave cost than the toaster? |  |  |  | 11.  78  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 10) | Gwen bought a game for $18.68 and a puzzle for $14.99. 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