Choosing a Reasonable Estimate with Integers Worksheet Download
Free 6th Grade math worksheets on Choosing a Reasonable Estimate with Integers. Each worksheet has 10 problems with an answer key and are ideal for teachers and homeschooling. You can download the PDF, create a set of flash cards or set it up for online learning.
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About this worksheet
Each worksheet has 16 problems choosing the most reasonable estimate for an integer sum or difference.
This worksheet separates its options by sign and by size rather than by a few units, because two estimates that are close together are both reasonable and the question would have no defensible answer. Each wrong option is a specific mistake - the right size with the sign lost, or the signs ignored and the values added - so a student who has decided which side of zero the answer belongs on can rule out half the options before doing any arithmetic. Sheets can be customized, turned into flash cards, or assigned for online learning.
Student objectives
- Judge whether an estimate is the right size.
- Judge whether an estimate is on the right side of zero.
- Rule out an estimate whose signs were ignored.
Everyday practice
- Say whether an answer should be positive or negative before working it out.
- Spot an answer that ignored a minus sign.
- Check an answer against a quick estimate.