Lesson N14

N14 estimate answers Quiz: Pearson Edexcel Maths, Unit 1

20 questions

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The 20 questions

  1. Estimate 48 × 52 by rounding each number to 1 significant figure first.

    • 3000
    • 2500
    • 2000
    • 2400
  2. Round 0.0382 to 1 significant figure.

    • 0.4
    • 0.04
    • 0.03
    • 0.038
  3. Which is a sensible estimate of 19.8 ÷ 0.39?

    • 0.5
    • 5
    • 50
    • 500
  4. Which calculation is a suitable estimate to verify 2.97 × 41?

    • 2 × 40
    • 2 × 41
    • 3 × 50
    • 3 × 40
  5. Estimate 612 + 389 by rounding each number to the nearest hundred.

    • 1000
    • 900
    • 1001
    • 1100
  6. Estimate 21.7 × 4.8 by rounding each number to 1 significant figure.

    • 1000
    • 100
    • 50
    • 10
  7. Estimate 1/8 of 3962.

    • 800
    • 500
    • 300
    • 40
  8. Which is the best estimate of 6.8 × 9.7?

    • 70
    • 60
    • 7
    • 700
  9. Estimate 2 997 ÷ 58.

    • 500
    • 5
    • 50
    • 5000
  10. Estimate 0.53 × 812.

    • 40
    • 400
    • 4000
    • 4
  11. Estimate √98.

    • 100
    • 49
    • 7
    • 10
  12. Estimate 1 ÷ 0.19 + 3.9.

    • 11
    • 4.9
    • 5
    • 9
  13. A shop sells 289 tickets at £19.80 each. Which is the best estimate of the total income?

    • £6000
    • £60000
    • £600
    • £60
  14. Estimate 7.8² by rounding 7.8 to the nearest whole number.

    • 49
    • 56
    • 81
    • 64
  15. Estimate 0.49 × 61.8.

    • 300
    • 30
    • 15
    • 20
  16. Round 19.6 and 0.31 up to 1 significant figure, then multiply the rounded numbers. What is the estimate?

    • 6
    • 5.7
    • 0.8
    • 8
  17. Rounding 1.02 to 1 and 7.96 to 8 gives an estimate of 8. Is this an overestimation or underestimation compared to 8.12?

    • an underestimate
    • random error
    • exact value
    • an overestimate
  18. Estimate the mean of 11.8, 19.2 and 27.9 by rounding each value to the nearest 10 first.

    • 20
    • 25
    • 30
    • 15
  19. Estimate 4 999 × 0.0203 by rounding to 1 significant figure.

    • 1000
    • 10
    • 1
    • 100
  20. Which is the closest estimate of (5.9)² − (3.1)²?

    • 9
    • 36
    • 25
    • 18

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