How do you estimate 8,733 + 7,423 + 13,756 by first rounding each number to the nearest thousand?
1 Answer
Feb 21, 2017
The estimate would be
Explanation:
Since you first are rounding each number to the nearest thousand, that is your first step.
1) Take
Hundreds place:
7
Remember, if the number in the hundreds place is
Since the hundreds place in
Therefore,
2) Now
Hundreds place:
4
Therefore,
3) Finally,
Hundreds place:
7
Therefore,
4) Now all you have to do is add up all of your estimated values:
9,000 + 7,000 + 14,000
= 16,000 + 14,000
= 30,000