Assignment: Math 76 OL Chapter 1 part 1.

7 HW
1. Round to the nearest ten.
58
What is 58 rounded to the nearest ten?
60
2. Round 556 to the nearest ten.
The number 556 rounded to the nearest ten is

560

3. Round to the nearest ten.

1456
1456

1460

4. Round 1,461 to the nearest ten.

The number 1,461 rounded to the nearest ten is

1460

5. Round 947 to the nearest hundred.

The number 947 rounded to the nearest hundred is

900

6. Round 2376 to the nearest hundred.

The whole number 2376 rounded to the nearest hundred is

2400

4600

7. Round 4579 to the nearest hundred.

The whole number 4579 rounded to the nearest hundred is
8. Round to the nearest thousand.
5972
What is 5972 rounded to the nearest thousand?
6000
9. Round to the nearest thousand.
3481
What is 3481 rounded to the nearest thousand?
3000
10. Round 49,891 to the nearest thousand.
The number 49,891 rounded to the nearest thousand is

50000

11. There was a bad death rate from an earthquake. That earthquake killed an estimated 264,810 people. Round this number to the nearest hundred
thousand.
The number 264,810 rounded to the nearest hundred thousand is

300000

12. The catalogue lists 17,493,158 objects. Round this figure to the nearest million.
Rounded to the nearest million, 17,493,158 is approximately

17000000

13. The population of a certain country in 2030 is projected to be 425,863,000. Round this figure to
(a) the nearest ten thousand.
(b) the nearest hundred million.
(a) What is 425,863,000 rounded to the nearest ten thousand?
425860000
(b) What is 425,863,000 rounded to the nearest hundred million?
400000000
14. The total area of a certain country is 3,746,383 square miles, or, 9,703,127 square kilometers. For both square miles and square kilometers, round these
figures (a) to the nearest hundred thousand and (b) to the nearest ten thousand.
(a) The numbers 3,746,383 and 9,703,127 rounded to the nearest hundred thousand are
(b) The numbers 3,746,383 and 9,703,127 rounded to the nearest ten thousand are
15. Use the principle of estimation to find an estimate for the following calculation.
797 + 364 + 279
The estimated sum is

1500

16. Use the principle of estimation to find an estimate for the following calculation.
53 + 58 + 95 + 26
The estimate for the given calculation is
(Simplify your answer.)

240

17. Use the principle of estimation to find an estimate for the following calculation.
231,297 + 59,890 + 6,698
The estimated sum is

267000

18. Use the principle of estimation to find an estimate for the following calculation.
807,377 88,966
The estimated difference is

710000

19. Use the principle of estimation to find an estimate for the following calculation.
830,615 30,886
The estimated difference is

770000

20. Use the principle of estimation to find an estimate for the following calculation.
48,854,156 17,679,461
The estimated difference is

30000000

21. Use the principle of estimation to find an estimate for the following calculation.
48 71
The estimate for the given calculation is
(Simplify your answer.)

3500

22. Use the principle of estimation to find an estimate for the following calculation.
1413 9
The estimate for the given calculation is
(Simplify your answer.)

9000

3700000

3750000

and

and

9700000

9700000

, respectively.

, respectively.

23. Use the principle of estimation to find an estimate for the following calculation.
666,542 395
The estimated product is

280000000

24. Use the principle of estimation to find an estimate for the following calculation.
7468 36
The estimate for the given calculation is
(Simplify your answer.)

175

25. Use the principle of estimation to find an estimate for the following calculation.
663,733 71
The estimated quotient is

10000

26. Use the principle of estimation to find an estimate for the following calculation.
3,954,934 466
The estimate for the given calculation is
(Simplify your answer.)

8000

27. Estimate the result of the calculation to the

right. Then, decide if the given result
appears to be correct or incorrect.

666
615
766
+ 859
1,756

The estimated sum is

3000

Based on the estimated sum, does the given result 1,756 appear to be correct or incorrect?
Correct
Incorrect
28.

Estimate the result of the calculation below. Determine whether the result is
correct or incorrect.

The estimated sum is

52,127

Correct

+ 41985

Incorrect

306,753
29. Estimate the result of the calculation to the
right. Then, decide if the given result
appears to be correct or incorrect.

891,785

29,725
862,060

870000

Based on the estimated difference, does the given result 862,060 appear to be correct or incorrect?
Correct
Incorrect

Based on the estimated sum, does the given result 306,753 appear to be
correct or incorrect?

97,641

The estimated difference is

190000

30. Estimate the result of the calculation. Determine whether the result is correct or incorrect.
79,593,194
49,471,614
20,121,580
The estimated difference is

30000000

Determine whether the result is correct or incorrect. Choose the correct answer below.
Incorrect
Correct
31. Estimate the result of the calculation to the
right. Then, decide if the given result
appears to be correct or incorrect.

121
41
52,745

The estimated product is

4000

Based on the estimated product, does the given result 52,745 appear to be correct or incorrect?
Correct
Incorrect
32. Estimate the result of the calculation below. Determine whether the result is correct or incorrect.
5,755
72
414,360
The estimated product is

420000

Based on the estimated product, does the given result 414,360 appear to be correct or incorrect?
Correct
Incorrect
33. Estimate the result of the calculation to the right.
Then, decide if the given result appears to be
correct or incorrect.
The estimated quotient is

1500

1,456
39 56,784

Based on the estimated quotient, does the given result 1,456 appear to be correct or incorrect?
Correct
Incorrect
34. Estimate the result of the calculation below. Determine whether the result is correct or incorrect.
396
415 164,340
The estimated quotient is

500

Based on the estimated quotient, does the given result 396 appear to be correct or incorrect?
Correct
Incorrect

35. Victor and Shannon purchased a new home with a two-car garage measuring 15 feet wide and 27 feet long. Estimate the number of square feet in the
garage.
The garage is approximately
(Simplify your answer.)

600

square feet.

36. The populations of the three largest cities in Canada were the first city with 5,371,300 people, the second city with 3,681,491 people, and the third city with
2,284,183 people. Estimate the total population of the three cities.
The total population is approximately

11000000

people.

37. The local pizzeria makes 214 pizzas on an average day. Estimate how many pizzas were made in the last 188 days.
40000

pizzas

38. The first state has a land area of 572,076 square miles. The second state has an area of

234,636 square miles. Round each figure to the nearest ten

thousand. Then estimate how many square miles larger the first state is than the second state.
The estimated difference is

340000

39. A space probe travels at 22,310 miles per hour for a distance of 7,862,090,000 miles.
(a) How many hours will it take the space probe to travel that distance? (Estimate.)
(b) How many days will it take the space probe to travel that distance? (Estimate.)
(a)

400000

hours

(b)

20000

days

40. Evaluate using the correct order of operations.

6 482
6 482=

20

41. Evaluate using the correct order of operations.

3

4 + 4 (4 1)
3

4 + 4 (4 1) =

76

42. Simplify, using the correct order of operations.

(2)(9) (20 8) 4
(2)(9) (20 8) 4 =

15

43. Simplify, using the correct order of operations.

26 2 (14 12)
4

26 2 (14 12) =

208

44. Multiply.
5852
39
The product is

228228