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About how many times should a heart be drawn? |  |  |  |  | Answers\u003Cbr>1.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 2) | A carnival game gives a prize to 1 out of every 10 players. If 100 people play, about how many should win a prize? |  |  |  | 2.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 3) | A spinner has 8 equal sections numbered 1 to 8. The spinner is spun 48 times. About how many times should it land on the number 3? |  |  |  | 3.  \u003Cbr>4. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4) | Carol flips a coin to decide who goes first in 34 board games. About how many times should it land on heads? |  |  |  | 5.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 5) | 90% of the seeds in a packet will sprout. If Tiffany plants 60 seeds, about how many should sprout? |  |  |  | 6.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 6) | A gumball machine holds an equal number of gumballs in 5 different colors. If 70 gumballs are bought, about how many should be orange? |  |  |  | 7.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 7) | A basketball player makes 75% of her free throws. If she attempts 28 free throws, about how many should she make? |  |  |  | 8.  \u003Cbr>9.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 8) | A jar holds an equal number of jelly beans in 6 flavors. If 90 jelly beans are picked, about how many should be lemon? |  |  |  | 10.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 9) | 20% of the emails a store sends out get opened. If the store sends 65 emails, about how many should get opened? |  |  |  | 11.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 10) | A bag holds 3 red marbles and 7 blue marbles. A marble is drawn and then put back 60 times. About how many times should a red marble be drawn? |  |  |  | 12.  \u003Cbr>13. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 11) | 1 out of every 10 cereal boxes contains a hidden toy. If a store stocks 150 boxes, about how many should contain a toy? |  |  |  | 14.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 12) | A spinner has 8 equal sections and 3 of them are striped. The spinner is spun 72 times. About how many times should it land on a striped section? |  |  |  | 15.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 13) | Edward makes 75% of the goals he shoots in soccer practice. If he shoots 60 times, about how many should he make? |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 14) | At a bakery, 2 out of every 3 customers buy a muffin. If 24 customers visit, about how many should buy a muffin? |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 15) | A spinner has 5 equal sections and 2 of them are purple. The spinner is spun 50 times. 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