IXL | Estimate products word problems: identify reasonable answers

Leo's school sold 296 cartons of milk on Friday. Each carton contained 8 ounces of milk. Leo worked out that the school sold 2,368 ounces of milk on Friday. Does that sound about right?

Yes.

No, it is much too high.

No, it is much too low.

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question

A farmer has a flock of 298 sheep. Each sheep produces 9 pounds of wool every year.

The farmer works out that his sheep produce 3,332 pounds of wool every year. Does that sound about right?

Yes.

No, it is much too high.

No, it is much too low.

solution

Check whether the farmer's work is reasonable. Find about how many pounds of wool his sheep produce each year. Use numbers that are easy to work with and that are close to the numbers in the problem.

The farmer has 298 sheep. That is about 300 sheep.

Each sheep produces 9 pounds of wool. Multiply.

300

2,700

The sheep produce about 2,700 pounds of wool each year. So, 3,332 is much too high.

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