Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 65%
Entry Exam
Passage / Scenario
A student performs the following estimations: 24 + 190 = 210, 151 + 319 = 470, 974 + 1022 = 1990. Based on these estimations, what is the student's estimate of 452 + 5017?
Correct answer
B
Rationale
The student's pattern involves rounding numbers to the nearest tens or hundreds to simplify calculations. By analyzing the given examples, it is evident that the student tends to round numbers up or down, leading to slight variations from the exact sum. Applying the same strategy to 452 and 5017, we can estimate 450 + 5020 = 5470. Therefore, choice B is the correct estimate for the sum of 452 + 5017.