PARCC Estimation Sequence 2

Question 1

A theater holds 38 rows of 52 seats. Which front-end estimate is most reasonable for the total number of seats?

Accepted Answer

2,000

Answer

1,500

Answer

3,000

Answer

1,000

Question 2

Maria estimates 297 + 412 + 188 by rounding each to the nearest hundred. What is her estimate?

Accepted Answer

900

Answer

800

Answer

1,000

Answer

700

Question 3

Which situation calls for an OVERestimate rather than a close estimate?

Accepted Answer

Making sure you have enough money to buy several items

Answer

Reporting an exact bank balance

Answer

Counting attendance for a record

Answer

Measuring medicine doses

Question 4

Estimate the quotient 6,238 ÷ 78 using compatible numbers.

Accepted Answer

80

Answer

60

Answer

100

Answer

40

Question 5

A student rounds 4.86 to the nearest whole number, then to the nearest tenth. Which pair is correct?

Accepted Answer

5 and 4.9

Answer

4 and 4.8

Answer

5 and 4.8

Answer

4 and 4.9

Question 6

Which estimate for 19 × 21 shows clustering around a single number?

Accepted Answer

20 × 20 = 400

Answer

10 × 20 = 200

Answer

19 × 19 = 361

Answer

21 × 21 = 441

Question 7

Estimating 503 − 198 by rounding to the nearest hundred gives which result?

Accepted Answer

300

Answer

400

Answer

200

Answer

350