SPIRAL REVIEW

What is the value of

the underlined digit?

Compare using <, >, =

1. 5,349,282

4. 834,482 __ 834,428

2. 621,975

5. 12,635 __ 13,365

3. 79,284

6. 3,921,572 __
3,921,562

7. The Comets
basketball team
scored 1,349
points in one
season. The next
season, they
scored 2,157
points. How many
points did they
score altogether
during the two

ESTIMATION

WHAT IS IT?
WHY DO WE ESTIMATE?
WHEN DO WE USE ESTIMATION?

KEY WORDS IN ESTIMATION

Estimate
About

Around
Nearest
Approximately
Closest
Best Guess

ESTIMATE HOW MANY GUMBALLS ARE IN THIS JAR

ESTIMATE HOW MANY LEAVES ARE IN THIS PILE

ESTIMATE HOW MANY BAGS IT WOULD TAKE TO

CLEAN UP THIS PILE OF LEAVES

PENNIES
Ms. Winchester had a jar of pennies. Her family estimated

how many pennies she saved. The table below shows of

the students estimates.
Student

Estimate

Veronica

600

Alonzo

300

Jonathan

450

Lorenzo

500

The jar had

624 pennies.
Which
students
estimate was
the closest to

USE ESTIMATION TO SOLVE

Mrs. Johns had a jar of candy corn. Her class
estimated how many candy corns she had. The
table below shows some of the students estimates.
Student

Estimate

Julia

200

Rebecca

300

Jake

450

Lindsey

500

The jar had

233 pieces of
candy corn.
Which
students
estimate was
the closest to

USE ESTIMATION TO SOLVE

At a pet shop, there were 28 lizards in one

cage and 41 in the other. Which of the

following problems shows how to figure out
about how many lizards there are?
A. 28 + 41 =
B. 30 + 40 =
C. 20 + 50 =

USE ESTIMATION TO SOLVE

There are 24 books in the library about

reptiles. There are 57 poetry books.

About how many reptile and poetry books
are in the library?

USE ESTIMATION TO SOLVE

Jordans coin collection had 236 American

coins and 189 coins from other countries.

About how many coins does Jordan have
altogether?