This Grade 5 worksheet introduces compatible numbers for estimating quotients and applies rounding to multi-addend sums. Nine fill-in problems progress from single operations to mixed contexts including money and decimals. A matching activity links estimation prompts to their best approximations. Students learn to recognize friendly numbers that simplify division and to balance rounding directions for accurate Grade 5 estimation results.

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Busy Bee
Estimation Strategies
Grade 5
★ Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) Estimate 623 ÷ 7 using compatibles: 90.
2) Estimate 412 + 589 to the nearest 100: 1,000.
3) Estimate 81 ÷ 9 using compatibles: 9.
4) Estimate 2,387 + 4,612 to the nearest 1000: 7,000.
5) Estimate $48.20 + $31.75 to the nearest dollar: $80.
6) Estimate 718 - 293 to the nearest 100: 400.
7) Estimate 358 ÷ 6 using compatibles: 60.
8) Estimate 4.8 + 3.2 to the nearest whole: 8.
9) Estimate 567 - 123 to the nearest 10: 450.
★ Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1) Match each item to its correct answer.
Estimate 482 + 319
800
800
Estimate 71 ÷ 8
9
9
Estimate 6.2 + 2.9
9.1
9.1
Estimate 4,873 to nearest 1000
5,000
5,000
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