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About how much more do the sneakers cost than the sandals?\u003Cbr>2) Nancy bought a game for $31.52 and a puzzle for $39.84. About how much did she spend in all?\u003Cbr>3) A movie ticket costs $27.20 and a bucket of popcorn costs $22.53. About how much do they cost together?\u003Cbr>4) Carol bought a sweater for $39.46. She paid with $50. About how much change should she receive?\u003Cbr>5) Janet bought a kite for $34.27 and a jump rope for $27.47. About how much did she spend altogether?\u003Cbr>6) A microwave costs $61.38 and a toaster costs $16.54. About how much more does the microwave cost than the toaster?\u003Cbr>7) Oliver has $52.25 in his wallet. He buys a toy for $14.28. About how much money does he have left?\u003Cbr>8) A bicycle costs $62.98 and a scooter costs $16.57. About how much more does the bicycle cost than the scooter?\u003Cbr>9) Frank spent $26.01 on groceries and $20.75 at the pharmacy. About how much did he spend at the two stores?\u003Cbr>10) A hammer costs $16.31 and a box of nails costs $16.47. About how much do the two items cost together?\u003Cbr>11) Paul has $36.08 in his savings. He buys a video game for $12.60. About how much does he have left?\u003Cbr>12) Roger bought a coat on sale for $29.95. He gave the clerk $40. About how much change should he have received?\u003Cbr>13) A sandwich costs $6.61 and a smoothie costs $12.51. About how much do the two items cost together?\u003Cbr>14) A skateboard costs $85.96 and a helmet costs $41.30. About how much more does the skateboard cost than the helmet?\u003Cbr>15) Adam paid $6.93 for a haircut and $9.41 for a shampoo. About how much did he pay in total? |  |  |  | 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>9\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) A pair of sneakers costs $41.39 and a pair of sandals costs $27.12. About how much more do the sneakers cost than the sandals? |  |  |  |  | Answers\u003Cbr>1.  14  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 2) | Nancy bought a game for $31.52 and a puzzle for $39.84. About how much did she spend in all? |  |  |  | 2.  72  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 3) | A movie ticket costs $27.20 and a bucket of popcorn costs $22.53. About how much do they cost together? |  |  |  | 3.  50  4. 11 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4) | Carol bought a sweater for $39.46. She paid with $50. About how much change should she receive? |  |  |  | 5.  61  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 5) | Janet bought a kite for $34.27 and a jump rope for $27.47. About how much did she spend altogether? |  |  |  | 6.  44  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 6) | A microwave costs $61.38 and a toaster costs $16.54. About how much more |  |  |  | 7.  38  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 7) | does the microwave cost than the toaster?\u003Cbr>Oliver has $52.25 in his wallet. He buys a toy for $14.28. About how much money does he have left? |  |  |  | 8.  46  9.  47  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 8) | A bicycle costs $62.98 and a scooter costs $16.57. About how much more does the bicycle cost than the scooter? |  |  |  | 10.  32  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 9) | Frank spent $26.01 on groceries and $20.75 at the pharmacy. About how much |  |  |  | 11.  23  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 10) | did he spend at the two stores?\u003Cbr>A hammer costs $16.31 and a box of nails costs $16.47. About how much do the two items cost together? |  |  |  | 12. 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