Sheet # 779

1) To get ready for the basketball tournament, the basketball team practiced 30 minutes a day for a week. About how many hours did the team practice basketball for week (7 days)?

A. About 1 hours

B. About 9 hours

C. About 7 hours

D. About 4 hours

E. About 5 hours



2) The science club measured the amount of rainfall for 5 days. Day 1 there was 1 inch; day 2 there was 0 inch, day 4 inches; day 4 there was 6 inches; day 5 there was 0 inch. About how much rain fell for the week?

A. About 16 in

B. About 4 in

C. About 15 in

D. About 10 in

E. About 2 in



3) Jerry is reading a book that has 183 pages. If he reads 20 pages a night, how many nights will it take him to finish the book?

A. 183

B. 20

C. 14

D. 10

E. 220



4) In Mrs. Jones' reading class, she is giving a prize to the student that read the most pages in a year. James read a total of 2,842 for the year. William read a total 4,654 pages, and Thomas read a total of 6,137 pages. Which is the best estimate of hom\ many more pages Thomas read than James read?

A. 500

B. 1,000

C. 3,000

D. 8,000

E. 2,000



5) Every morning, 28 buses drop off students to Carver Elementary. If about 32 children ride a school bus, about how many children are dropped off at school?

A. 700

B. 800

C. 900

D. 1000

E. 1200