Estimating with Everyday Math: Fun Estimation Challenges

A farmer has 48 apples and wants to pack them into boxes. If each box can hold about 10 apples, how many boxes will he need?

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Lily is reading a book that has 245 pages. If she reads about 50 pages each day, how many days will it take her to finish the book?

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A baker made 125 cookies and wants to share them equally among 4 friends. About how many cookies will each friend get?

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A school is planning a field trip for 120 students. If each bus can hold about 30 students, how many buses will they need?

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Tom has 56 marbles and he wants to give them to his 7 friends. About how many marbles will each friend receive?

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A toy store has 320 toys and wants to display them on shelves. If each shelf can hold about 40 toys, how many shelves will they need?

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Sarah bought 150 stickers and wants to put them into packs of 25. How many packs can she make?

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A library has 1,200 books and wants to organize them into groups of 100. How many groups will they have?

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A gardener is planting 75 flowers in rows. If each row can hold about 10 flowers, how many rows will he need?

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A pizza place sells pizzas for $12 each. If a family wants to buy about 3 pizzas, how much money should they estimate to spend?

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• $30