Wednesday
Maths
Wednesday 11th May, 2022
LC: To be able to estimate amounts of money.
Why is estimating an important skill to have?
Where have we estimated before?
How can we estimate the total amount of money spent?
What is meant by 'estimate'?
Key words that mean we are estimating:
'approximate'
'rounding up'
'rounding down'
If we were to estimate the total, what would we need to do with each amount of money on the bill?
What is the approximate price of the meat toasties?
Can we estimate the rest of the items on the bill?
Which items would be rounded up?
Which items would be rounded down?
Don't forget the 'approximate' symbol.
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How can we estimate the price of one smoothie?
Do we estimate the total amount of money before division or divide before estimating?
