Question of the Week (November 1, 2009)
The Answers to last week’s questions are: 1. C 2. C 3. C
Try these estimation problems.
1. Maggie is buying donuts at the bakery for her classmates at school. She wants to buy twice as many donuts as students in her class. Maggie has 18 students in her class. About how many donuts should Maggie buy?
A.20 donuts
B.40 donuts
C.50 donuts
D.60 donuts
2. Andy wants to sort his football cards into boxes that hold 50 cards each. He has 620 football cards. About how many boxes will Andy need to hold all his cards?
A.100 boxes
B.50 boxes
C.20 boxes
D.13 boxes
3.The gas tank on your mom’s car holds about 15 gallons. If gas cost $.99 a gallon, about how much does it cost to fill the tank if empty?
A.$13.00
B.$15.00
C.$18.00
D.$20.00
Check back next week for correct answers!
