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Then solve. (No calculators. )  \n1. The theater sold 486 tickets on Friday and 538 tickets on Saturday. About how many tickets were sold in all?  \nEstimate:   Show rounding:   +   =    \n2. The snack stand sold 173 popcorns and 289 candies.  \nAbout how many items were sold altogether?  \nEstimate:   Show rounding:   +   =    \n3. On Sunday, 792 people watched the first movie and 417 people watched the second movie.  \nAbout how many people watched movies that day?  \nEstimate:   Show rounding:   +   =    \n4. A theater orders 28 cases of bottled water. Each case has 18 bottles. About how many bottles is that?  \nEstimate:   Show rounding:   ×   =    \n5. The theater earned $5,378 on Friday and $4,624 on Saturday.  \nAbout how much money did they earn on those two days?  \nEstimate:   Show rounding:   +   =    \n6. A family buys 5 tickets that cost $11 each.  \n1  \nMashup Math LLC | Al[l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at ](l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at www.mashupmath.com)[www.mashupmath.com](l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at www.mashupmath.com)  \nAbout how much will they spend on tickets?  \nEstimate:   Show rounding:   ×   =    \n7. The theater has 1,296 3D glasses. They put 8 glasses in each bin.  \nAbout how many bins can they fill?  \nEstimate:   Show rounding:   ÷   =    \n8. The snack stand made 362 hot pretzels but sold about 189 pretzels.  \nAbout how many pretzels are left?  \nEstimate:   Show rounding:   −   =    \nChallenge Problem (Show your thinking)  \n9. A theater sold 3,168 tickets over a weekend. Each movie show can seat about 52 people.  \na) About how many shows were needed to sell that many tickets?  \nEstimate:   Show rounding:   ÷   =    \nb) Is your estimate more likely to be a little too high or too low? Explain in one sentence.  \n2  \nMashup Math LLC | Al[l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at ](l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at www.mashupmath.com)[www.mashupmath.com](l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at www.mashupmath.com)  \nANSWER KEY  \n(One reasonable rounding strategy shown.)  \n1. 486 ≈ 500 and 538 ≈ 500 → 1,000  \n2. 173 ≈ 200 and 289 ≈ 300 → 500  \n3. 792 ≈ 800 and 417 ≈ 400 → 1,200  \n4. 28 ≈ 30 and 18 ≈ 20 → 600  \n5. 5,378 ≈ 5,400 and 4,624 ≈ 4,600 → 10,000  \n6. 11 ≈ 10 → 5 × 10 = 50  \n7. 1,296 ≈ 1,300 and 8 ≈ 10 → 1,300 ÷ 10 = 130  \n8. 362 ≈ 400 and 189 ≈ 200 → 200  \nChallenge (9)  \na) 3,168 ≈ 3,200 and 52 ≈ 50 → 3,200 ÷ 50 = 64  \nb) Too high (because rounding 52 down to 50 makes each show seem to hold fewer people, which increases the estimated number of shows) .  \nMashup Math LLC | Al[l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at ](l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at www.mashupmath.com)[www.mashupmath.com](l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at www.mashupmath.com)  \n3","cbCaidW0SLm3OJlH","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaidW0SLm3OJlH","pdf",1898582,"English","# Directions\n# Practice Problems\n## 1-8\n## Challenge Problem (9)\n# Answer Key","[{\"question\":\"What approach do these problems require before solving?\",\"answer\":\"Round numbers to make the math easier, show the rounding, then solve without using calculators.\"},{\"question\":\"What types of estimation problems are included?\",\"answer\":\"The worksheet includes estimation for totals, using addition; for groups or cases, using multiplication; for splitting into bins or shows, using division; and for remaining amounts, using subtraction.\"},{\"question\":\"What does part (b) of the challenge ask students to do?\",\"answer\":\"It asks whether the estimate is likely too high or too low and to explain in one sentence using reasoning tied to the rounding.\"}]","Multi-Step Estimation Problems - Rounding to Make Math Easier | PDF",1790141865]