Question

Estimate 46,214 - 18,941 by first rounding each number to the nearest thousand.

Answer 1

The estimate of the given subtraction operation is 27,000

Estimating the value of numbers

From the question, we are to estimate the value of given operation. The operation is a subtraction operation.

The given subtraction operation is,

46,214 - 18,941

First, we are to round each number to the nearest thousand.

Round 46,214  to the nearest thousand

46,214 ≈ 46,000

Also,
Round 18,941   to the nearest thousand

18,941  ≈ 19,000

Now, subtract

46,000 - 19,000 = 27,000

Hence, the estimate of the given subtraction operation is 27,000

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