Rounding up and rounding down can be very useful when we are estimating the answers to multiplication.
Bob bought 9 pencils that were 22c each. How much did the pencils cost altogether?
We can round 9 up to 10 and 22 down to 20. So 10 × 20 = estimate.
1. Estimate the answers to these.
a) 11 apples @ 29c each c) 19 onions @ 42c each e) 63 peppers @ 57c each
a) 139 × 8
Strand: Number 78
Curriculum Objectives: Estimate products and quotients of whole numbers; divide a three-digit number by a two-digit number, without and with a calculator.
b) 181 × 11
c) 248 × 9
b) 81 grapes @ 9c each d) 72 oranges @ 23c each f) 18 tomatoes @ 38c each