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Independent Practice
Estimate. Round to the greatest place value. Circle whether the estimate is greater than or less than the actual product.

1. 562 x 6

greater than 2. 2 x 896 less than

greater than less than

_____ x ___ = ______

___ x _____ = ______

3. 729 x 8 greater than 4. 3 x 5,489 less than

greater than less than

_____ x ___ = ______

___ x ______ = ______

5. 189 x 7 greater than 6. 5 x 455 less than

greater than less than

_____ x ___ = ______

___ x _____ = ______

Solve the problem by rounding. 7. There are about 26-28 pieces of candy in each bag. About how many pieces of candy are in 4 bags?

8. Explain how you know if your estimated answer is greater than or less than the actual answer.