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If he shoots 72 times, about how many should he make? |  |  |  |  | Answers\u003Cbr>1.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 2) | A jar holds an equal number of jelly beans in 6 flavors. If 90 jelly beans are picked, about how many should be lemon? |  |  |  | 2.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 3) | A fair six-sided number cube is rolled 54 times. About how many times should it land on an even number? |  |  |  | 3.  \u003Cbr>4. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4) | At a bakery, 2 out of every 3 customers buy a muffin. If 33 customers visit, about how many should buy a muffin? |  |  |  | 5.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 5) | 20% of the emails a store sends out get opened. If the store sends 105 emails, about how many should get opened? |  |  |  | 6.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 6) | 60% of the visitors to a museum stop at the dinosaur exhibit. If 45 people visit, about how many should stop at it? |  |  |  | 7.  \u003Cbr>8. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 7) | A weather forecaster predicts rain on 3 out of every 5 days. Over 50 days, about how many should have rain? |  |  |  | 9.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 8) | A spinner has 4 equal sections colored red, blue, green, and yellow. The spinner is spun 44 times. About how many times should it land on red? |  |  |  | 10.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 9) | 70% of the light bulbs a factory tests pass inspection. If 50 bulbs are tested, about how many should pass? |  |  |  | 11.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 10) | A spinner has 8 equal sections numbered 1 to 8. The spinner is spun 72 times. About how many times should it land on the number 3? |  |  |  | 12.  \u003Cbr>13. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 11) | 1 out of every 10 cereal boxes contains a hidden toy. 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