Question

There are 295 chocolates in the box. If there are 26 such boxes, the estimated number of chocolates will be ____. (Round off to the nearest tens)

• A. 6,000
• B. 8,000
• C. 7,000
• D. 9,000

Answer 1

The correct option is D 9,000

Say:
$\bullet$ Estimation is approximating the given value to make the calculation easier.

$\bullet$ Round off the given numbers to the nearest tens.

Steps:
$\bullet$ How many chocolates are there in the box?
Ans: 295

$\bullet$ What is the estimated value of 295?
Ans: 300 (WB1)

$\bullet$ How many boxes are there?
Ans: 26

$\bullet$ What is the estimated value of 26?
Ans: 30 (WB1)

$\bullet$ Which operation do we have to use to find the estimated number of chocolates?
Ans: Multiplication

$\bullet$ What is the number of estimated chocolates?
Ans: 300 × 30 = 9,000 (WB2)

WB1:


WB2: