Question

John has 2456 pennies in his coin collection he has the same number of pennies in each of the three boxes estimate to the nearest hundred the number of pennies in each box

Answer 1

If I read correctly, 2456 pennies needs to be divided simply by 3 then rounded to the nearest hundredth. So you would do 2456/3 3 goes into 24 how many times? Then 3 goes into 5 how many times, then continue the pattern. Once you've gotten a decimal to the thousandth, round the number to the hundredth and there you go