In the 2011 New York City Marathon, 29,867 men finished the race, and 16,928 women finished the race. Each finisher was given a

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t-shirt. About how many men's shirts were given away? About how many women's shirts were given away?

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Andreas93 [3] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-26T20:04:17+03:00

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30,000 shirts for the men and 17,000 shirts for the women

tiny-mole [99] · Answer 2 · 2022-05-26T22:24:02+03:00

Answer: About 30,000 men's shirts were given away.

About 17,000 women's shirts were given away.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the 2011 New York City Marathon, 29,867 men finished the race, and 16,928 women finished the race.

Each finisher was given a t-shirt.

Then, the number of men's shirts were given away= Number of men finished the race= $29,867\approx30,000$

The number of women's shirts were given away= Number of women finished the race= $16,928 \approx17000$