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Which estimate is closest to the fraction of the cookies that were burned?\u003Cbr>A.  40  B.  90  C.  1  D.  80 \u003Cbr>100 100 100 100\u003Cbr>3) George baked 711 cookies for a sale. 213 of the cookies were chocolate chip. Which estimate is closest to the fraction of the cookies that were chocolate chip?\u003Cbr>A.  15  B.  1  C.  30  D.  60 \u003Cbr>100 100 100 100\u003Cbr>4) A warehouse stored 836 boxes. 209 of the boxes were shipped out today. Which estimate is closest to the fraction of the boxes that were shipped out?\u003Cbr>A.  50  B.  1  C.  13  D.  25 \u003Cbr>100 100 100 100\u003Cbr>5) Tom answered 703 questions on a review. 141 of the questions were about history. Which estimate is closest to the fraction of the questions that were about history?\u003Cbr>A.  10  B.  1  C.  40  D.  20 \u003Cbr>100 100 100 100\u003Cbr>6) A team scored 764 points this season. 191 of the points came from free throws. Which estimate is closest to the fraction of the points that came from free throws? |  |  |  |  |  | Answers |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.  \u003Cbr>2.  \u003Cbr>3.  \u003Cbr>4.  \u003Cbr>5.  \u003Cbr>6.   |  |  |  |\n| A.  50  100 | B.  1  100 | C.  25  100 | D.  13  100 |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 1-6 |  |  |  | 83 | 67 | 50 | 33 | 17 | 0 |\n\n[Math](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 5)[ www.CommonCoreSheets.com](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 5)[ 5](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 5)  \nEstimating What Fraction of a Total  \nName: Answer Key  \n\n| Choose the estimate that is closest.\u003Cbr>1) A factory made 168 toys. 84 of the toys had a flaw.\u003Cbr>Which estimate is closest to the fraction of the toys that had a flaw?\u003Cbr>A.  50  B.  84  C.  100  D.  25 \u003Cbr>100 100 100 100\u003Cbr>2) Rachel baked 472 cookies for a sale. 378 of the cookies were burned. 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