Answer
each of the questions below. For each problem, tell if you need an exact
answer or an estimate. Then solve.
Phil noticed that there were five commercials
in the half-hour television show that he watched. About how
many commercials would he see if he watched television for
five hours?
For each gallon of gasoline Mark puts in his
boat, the boat can travel about 19 miles. The tank holds 21
gallons. About how far can he travel on one full tank?
Emilie has $5.00 to buy a burger and drink.
The burger costs $3.75 and a soda costs $1.00. Does she have
enough money?
Lexi put $5.25 in her bank. She finds $3.50
in her jacket. Does she have more or less than $10.00?
Sally is planning to bake pies for the upcoming
dinner party. There will be about 37 people there. One pie
serves 8 people. About how many pies should she bake?
Sally
plans to bake 5 pies. What is the greatest number of people
she can
serve?
Answer
each of the questions below. For each problem, tell if you need an exact
answer or an estimate. Then solve.
