Estimating and Rounding Practice Questions

1. What is the volume of 2753 cubic centimeters to the nearest liter?

   1. 2
   2. 3
   3. 27
   4. 28

2. What is the value of (61 – 40) × (36 – 18)?

   1. 189
   2. 378
   3. 641
   4. 738

3. A leaky faucet drips water at a rate of 22 mL/hr. How much water drips from this faucet in 2 days?

   1. 528 mL
   2. 792 mL
   3. 1056 mL
   4. 1326 mL

4. There are 30 chocolate chip cookies in each package. A case consists of 24 packages. If the average breakage rate for these cookies is 1.72%, what would be the expected number of broken cookies per case, expressed as the nearest whole number?

   1. 6
   2. 10
   3. 12
   4. 15

5. What is the value of 27 × 43?

   1. 1161
   2. 1172
   3. 1183
   4. 1194

Review your work using the explanations in Part Six of this book.