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Five people are circled. About how many runners are there? There are about 20 runners. If the bike is around 1 meter lon
Estimating

If you do not need an exact number, you can make your best guess – an estimate.

Five people are circled. About how many runners are there?

There are about 20 runners. If the bike is around 1 meter long, about how long is the fence?

The fence is about 5 meters long.

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Estimating with rounding You can round numbers up or down to make an estimate of a total. We have 31 red pens and 37 blue pens. About how many pens is that? Round the numbers to the nearest 10. 30 + 40 We have about 70 pens.

Which bill should I use to pay for lunch? pizza $8.20 juice $3.90 ice cream $6.50

That’s about $8 + $4 + $7. I should use a $20 bill.

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