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DO NOW. Write the numbers in order from least to greatest 8.54 8.45 8.05 8.40 81+15 10x11 83,972-41,023 Name the value of the underlined digit 5 87,119,862,467. Estimation. September 9, 2013. What is it. Estimation- number close to an exact value, tells about how much. Easy numbers.
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DO NOW • Write the numbers in order from least to greatest 8.54 8.45 8.05 8.40 • 81+15 • 10x11 • 83,972-41,023 • Name the value of the underlined digit 587,119,862,467
Estimation September 9, 2013
What is it • Estimation- number close to an exact value, tells about how much. • Easy numbers
Compatible numbers • Compatible numbers- are numbers that are easy to add or subtract mentally.
Rounding • Rounding-To find the approximate value of a number. • 6.38 is rounded to the nearest tenth 6.4
Practice • 28+13 • 598-103 • 10.08+5.6 • 2,521-1,247
Estimation and compatible numbers • The world’s largest cherry pie weighed 37,740 pounds. The world’s largest apple pie weighed 30,115 pounds. About how much more did the cherry pie weigh?
Practice • About how much faster is the foxbat than the hawkeye? • Hawkeye- 375 • Foxbat- 1,864
More Practice • Sophia has $20.00. She buys a hair band for $3.99, gum for $1.29, and a brush for $6.75. Not including tax, estimate how much change Sophia should receive.