Quick Mental Checks: Mixed Review

Mathematics
GCSE Higher
10 questions
~20 mins
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A worksheet providing quick mental estimation exercises to reinforce number and quantity estimation skills for GCSE Higher students.

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Quick Mental Checks: Mixed Review

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Grade GCSE Higher
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Practice Questions

Answer all questions. Show your working in the grid spaces provided.
1.
Estimate the sum of 478 and 356 by rounding to the nearest hundred and then add.
[2 marks]
2.
Quickly estimate the total cost if a pen costs £2.75 and a notebook costs £3.60, by rounding to the nearest pound and then adding.
[2 marks]
3.
A car travels approximately 245 miles in 4.5 hours. Estimate the average speed in miles per hour.
[3 marks]
4.
Estimate the area of a rectangular garden measuring approximately 18 meters by 7 meters, using mental rounding.
[2 marks]
5.
A shop sells 127 apples each day. Estimate the total number of apples sold in a week, using approximate multiplication.
[2 marks]
6.
A bottle contains approximately 1.75 liters of juice. Estimate how many 250ml servings are in the bottle.
[2 marks]
7.
A student estimates that they need about 3/4 of a kilogram of rice for a recipe. Estimate this in grams.
[2 marks]
8.
An online store estimates 1,234 visitors daily. Approximate the weekly visitors using mental rounding.
[2 marks]
9.
A factory produces approximately 1,987 units per day. Estimate the monthly production (assume 30 days).
[3 marks]
10.
Identify and correct the mistake: An estimation suggests 45 × 28 ≈ 1,200, but the actual product is closer to 1,260.
[3 marks]

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Created
1/1/2026
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1/1/2026
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