Estimating and Solving Multi-Step Decimal Problems

Lily bought 3.5 meters of ribbon for $2.75 per meter. How much did she spend in total? Estimate the total cost first.

• $8.25

• $7.50

• $10.00

• $9.63

A baker made 4.2 kg of dough and used 1.8 kg to make bread. How much dough is left? Estimate the remaining dough.

• 3.0 kg

• 1.6 kg

• 2.0 kg

• 2.4 kg

Tom has $15.50. He buys 2 books for $6.25 each. How much money does he have left? Estimate before calculating.

• $7.50

• $10.00

• $3.00

• $5.25

Sarah ran 2.5 miles on Monday and 3.75 miles on Tuesday. How many miles did she run in total? Estimate the total distance.

• 7.0 miles

• 5.5 miles

• 6.0 miles

• 6.25 miles

A bottle holds 1.5 liters of juice. If Maria fills 4 bottles, how much juice does she have in total? Estimate the total volume.

• 6 liters

• 10 liters

• 8 liters

• 4 liters

A store sells pencils for $0.85 each. If John buys 6 pencils, how much does he spend? Estimate the total cost first.

• $3.75

• $4.50

• $5.10

• $6.00

Emma read 1.2 hours on Saturday and 2.5 hours on Sunday. How many hours did she read in total? Estimate the total reading time.

• 3.7 hours

• 2.5 hours

• 3.0 hours

• 4.0 hours

A gardener planted 2.3 meters of flowers in the front yard and 1.7 meters in the back yard. How many meters of flowers did he plant? Estimate the total length.

• 4.0 meters

• 2.0 meters

• 3.5 meters

• 5.0 meters

A toy costs $9.99. If Alex buys 3 toys, how much does he spend? Estimate the total cost before calculating.

• $19.99

• $30.00

• $29.97

• $24.99

A car travels 15.6 miles on Monday and 22.4 miles on Tuesday. How many miles did it travel in total? Estimate the total distance.

• 25 miles

• 45 miles

• 38 miles

• 30 miles