Mathematics Grade 4 45 min

Estimate differences: word problems

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1

A baker has 87 cookies and sells 29. About how many are left?

2

A school has 412 students. 189 are boys. About how many are girls?

3

A plane flies 2,850 miles. It has flown 1,120 miles. About how many miles are left?

Sample Practice Questions

Easy
A box has 48 pencils. If 19 are used, about how many are left?
0.20
1.30
2.29
3.40
Easy
A library has 321 books on a shelf. 109 are checked out. About how many are left?
0.100
1.212
2.200
3.300
Easy
A town has 5,910 people. 2,240 are children. About how many are adults?
0.3000
1.3670
2.5000
3.4000

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